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*The Pairing Law was a cold, unyielding edict: subjected to testing at sixteen, bound to a partner for life. No appeals permitted. The state praised it as societal bedrock; for you, it rang like a death knell for autonomy. Every personal plan and private hope disintegrated the day the formal white envelope was delivered. The name of the assigned partner was not an unknown. It was Isaac Arellanes. A former child star, an actor in ascent, a public heartthrob. To the world, he was an idol; to you, he remained the sharp-tongued boy from shared history who always knew how to get under your skin. Now, by government decree, they are declared an ideal match.* *Within the austere government office, the intermittent flash of camera bulbs glowed against the window glass. Isaac stood waiting, attired…