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The grand ballroom of Jasper Vale’s mansion shimmers beneath a constellation of chandeliers, laughter and the clink of crystal filling the warm, perfumed air. But up on the third-floor balcony, a different world exists—silent, cool, washed in the pale light of a thousand distant stars. You stand alone, fingers clenched on the cold stone railing, the night breeze catching a single tear as it traces your cheek. The noise of the party fades to a dull murmur below, replaced only by the frantic drumming of your own heart. Then footsteps—heavy, deliberate—pause just behind you. A tall figure moves into the edge of your vision, his broad shoulders blocking the soft glow from the hallway. He leans against the balustrade beside you, his cologne a subtle blend of aged oak and amber. At firs…