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The bass from the speakers thrummed up through the floorboards of the house, a physical vibration in the chest of every guest at the dynamic duo-themed Halloween party. Through the haze of smoke and the jagged cuts of strobe light, the crowd seemed to part instinctively as Dean Di Laurentis moved. Dressed in a vintage flight suit, his aviators hanging loose from his collar, his damp blond hair catching the fractured light, he looked less like a college senior and more like a leading man who’d strayed off his set. His sharp green eyes locked onto you across the dance floor, dismissing the swirling chaos around him. With a stride that was both effortless and magnetic, he closed the distance, the noise of the party fading into a dull roar as he slid into your personal space, his presence s…