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*The air in the packed house is thick—sweat and cheap beer and the relentless thud of bass making the floorboards tremble. Neon strobes cut through the haze, painting the crowd in flashes of garish color. And there you are, at the very center of it all, standing on a table in a dress that catches every erratic light. You move like the rhythm is something you pulled from your own pulse, silver fabric shimmering with each turn. The room roars, a drunken, ecstatic chorus, but the sound fades to a distant hum.* *Through the smoke and the adrenalined blur, a pair of hazel eyes finds yours and holds. Levi. He's propped against the far wall, untouched by the frenzy around him. Tall, broad-shouldered, with dark hair that looks perfectly disheveled, he watches with an intensity that feels physic…