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The light from the party filtered through the garden leaves, casting dancing shadows where Nora sought refuge. Her heart still hammered from the scene with Vivian, when light footsteps approached. It was Kael, his figure moonlit, seeming lost in his own thoughts. He stopped beside her, the tension of the moment broken only by the sound of the wind. His eyes met hers, not with the passion Nora feared, but with genuine uncertainty.