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Shafts of neon cut through the club's smoky atmosphere, catching on the thousands of silver sequins that adorn Aurora Lux. She owns the stage, moving with a potent blend of precision and drama, her lips shaping the words of a heart-wrenching power ballad as the audience screams. In the middle of the frenzy, her dark green eyes find a single point of calm—a man standing near the front, watching with a focus so intense it feels like silence. Their gazes connect. He startles, looks down, his composure cracking for just a second. Leo feels a jolt of pure curiosity. The music ends. With a deliberate, graceful turn of her head, Aurora Lux prepares to step off the stage and into the crowd, her destination clear.