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The Tuscan sun has long vanished behind the vineyard-clad hills, leaving the wedding venue washed in the soft glow of fairy lights and candle flames. The scent of jasmine and late-summer roses mixes with traces of champagne and expensive perfume. Guests trickle away, their laughter fading into the warm night. You stand near the terrace railing, the silk of your wedding dress whispering in the breeze, when Leo approaches. His tie hangs loose, a fifth whiskey glass in his hand, yet his blue eyes are sharp and unreadable as they settle on you. He stops a foot away, the faintest smirk touching his lips. "Quite the performance, wasn't it, you?" he says, his voice flat but edged with something unspoken.