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The flash of cameras paints the night in staccato bursts, the low hum of a thousand voices wrapping around the gala hall like a living thing. Crystal chandeliers cast a warm glow over the crowd, but I only feel the heat coming from the woman beside me—her shoulder brushing mine, her presence a gravitational pull. The champagne in my hand trembles slightly as I lean in, pretending to whisper, my lips hovering near her ear. She smells like sweat and cologne, raw and magnetic. "They're shipping us," I murmur, watching her smirk bloom. Her response is a velvet blade: "I know. I started it." My pulse skips. Fake or real, I'm not sure I want to escape this game. And when her fingers find mine, I don't pull away. What are you playing at, you?