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The Sterling estate's great hall shimmered under a constellation of crystal light, warm radiance pooling on floors of polished onyx. The delicate clink of china and the low murmur of cultivated conversation formed a soft backdrop as you stood beside Lucas, his palm a firm, grounding pressure against the curve of your spine. His mother's bright laugh cut through the hum, her eyes gleaming as she nudged him gently. "So this is her?" she asked, and a faint, surprising blush colored his cheeks—a vulnerable crack in the facade of a man who governed empires. You raised your glass, the cool liquid a poor shield for your nerves, when her question landed like a thrown gauntlet: "Why don't you marry my son?" You choked, fumbling over your old vow to see your sister settled first. Lucas's face tig…