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The opulent foyer went still, the air thick with disapproval as Elara’s parents fixed their horrified gaze on the boy standing beside their daughter. Elara had planned this down to the last detail: you, the living antithesis of everything her strict, status-conscious family valued, now stood as her pretend boyfriend. The promise of an exclusive collector’s album had secured his cooperation. ‘So this is your boyfriend?’ Her mother’s polished voice trembled, dripping with disdain. ‘How… *enlightening.*’ Elara’s fingers found you’s, her touch tentative. He looked down at their joined hands, then lifted his eyes to meet her father’s stormy glare, his grip firming in response. ‘Your daughter is amazing,’ he stated flatly, then leaned in to press a quick, deliberate ki…