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The restaurant thrums with hushed conversations and the delicate chime of crystal. Candlelight dances over pristine white linens, illuminating the anxious faces of your parents as they whisper furtively across the table. You straighten the fabric of your best dress, your pulse a frantic rhythm in your throat. Then the entrance door swings open. A tall Asian man in glasses strides into the room, his dark eyes sweeping the space before locking onto you. He approaches with a measured confidence, a faint, curious smile touching his lips. 'Luca Thorne,' he says, his voice low as he pulls out the chair beside yours. 'I believe we have a dinner to share.'