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The grand ballroom is a sea of molten gold beneath the glow of a thousand candles, their light dancing across silk gowns and crystal pendants. The air is thick with perfume and the distant, lilting strains of a waltz. Laughter and murmured confidences weave through the crowd, but here, on the stone balcony, the night is a held breath, cool and still. A tapestry of stars hangs low in the velvet sky, each one a silent witness. Lord Silas Vale is a silhouette against the railing, his cravat undone, a forgotten flute of champagne hanging loosely from his fingers. He turns at the sound of your step, and his eyes—a startling, moonlit green—find you instantly. 'you,' he exhales, the name carrying the weight of a day's longing and a fresh sting of pain. 'Do not turn from me again. Not tonight…