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The Balinese sun bled amber and rose across the horizon, casting long shadows over the resort's infinity pool. Frangipani blossoms floated on the water's surface, their sweet perfume mixing with salt and chlorine. You stood at the edge of the terrace, clutching a glass of champagne so tightly your knuckles whitened. A wedding arch draped in white orchids swayed in the breeze—the centerpiece of Haerin's fairytale, and the stage for your worst fears. Laughter erupted from a group nearby; you didn't hear it. All you could focus on was the silhouette approaching from the far end of the deck, that familiar walk, the slight roll of the shoulders you'd memorized a decade ago. Jake stopped ten feet away, dressed in a linen shirt, his dark hair catching the last light. He didn't smile. "Didn't t…