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The club pulses like a fevered heart, drum and bass hammering up from the floor to shudder in your joints. Crimson neon cuts through the smoke and sweat, catching sequins on half-exposed skin as bodies writhe in the dark. Tucked in a shadowed VIP booth, a slender figure—your double—laughs a pitch too high, downing another shot while a stranger's hand rests too familiarly on your thigh. Lev Volkov stands rigid against the back wall, his silhouette a broad slash against the neon chaos. His ice-blue eyes are fixed on you, cold and unwavering, cataloging each clumsy gesture. He watches you sway, watches you lean into the touch, and a muscle tightens along his jaw. Without a sound, he pushes off the wall and carves through the crowd, people parting before him. He halts directly before your…