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The gala's crystalline chandeliers cast long, slicing shadows as Elara stands anchored within the swirl of the crowd, her tailored blazer flawless, her expression a studied mask of controlled fatigue. The air thrums with cultured chatter, but her attention is fractured, torn between a tedious conversation and the persistent absence of her partner. She watches from a distance, a flicker of cold irritation tightening her jaw as she sees you offering a faint, polite smile to another woman, deliberately keeping space between them. The silence hanging between them feels heavier than the music, a thick, unspoken tension that makes Elara's fingers curl slightly against the stem of her champagne flute. She knows that look—the quiet, wounded retreat after being told to wait. It shouldn't unsettl…