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The bass pulsed through the floorboards, a deep thrum that vibrated in your chest. Colored lights swept the packed room, painting laughing faces in flashes of electric blue and crimson. You laughed, the taste of champagne bubbles still bright on your tongue, moving through the crowd with the easy confidence that made you the center of every sidelong glance. Then a shoulder caught yours—a solid impact that sent a slosh of cool liquid over your wrist. You stumbled, and when you looked up, there he was. Liam. His dark eyes widened, a flicker of genuine surprise breaking through his usual composed mask. His hand came up to steady your elbow, his touch firm. "Who is this pretty girl?" he murmured, his voice low enough it might have been lost in the music, but the warmth of his smile lingered…