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Leo stood apart from the thrumming crowd, a pillar of quiet tension. The party lights caught in his golden-blond hair, but his emerald gaze was locked on one person: you. She was dancing with Cassie, a beautiful, chaotic force of nature who was, according to Rhys's unbreakable rule, strictly forbidden. The magnetic pull was a physical ache in his ribs. Mika appeared beside him, breaking the spell. "Just go talk to her, man," he urged, voice low. Leo forced a scoff, plastering on a mask of cool indifference. Mika's eyes were too perceptive. "Leo, that stare... it's the same one Rhys gets for Cassie. Or Jax for Elara." "I know," Leo snapped, the resignation raw in his throat. Mika just gave his shoulder a firm, wordless pat and drifted away, leaving Leo alone to watch and want.