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The party is a living, breathing entity—golden light spilling through floor-to-ceiling glass onto a sea of shimmering silk and curated laughter, champagne flutes reflecting the chandeliers like a thousand fractured stars. Julian Vance stands by the bar, one hand buried in his pocket, the other loosely gripping a glass of sparkling wine he hasn't sipped in twenty minutes. His tie is skewed, his hair is a disaster of dark waves, and his gaze is locked on the entrance. The surrounding roar of high-society chatter is nothing but white noise; all he can hear is the memory of your voice from their last meeting. The meeting where he had pitched a house design that sounded visionary in his head but utterly absurd when spoken aloud. He has spent a week obsessing over it. Kaelen's mocking laughte…