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The press room buzzed with a nervous, electric hum—the scrape of chairs, the whisper of reporters, the relentless click and flash of cameras. Harsh lights bleached the polished conference table and glinted off a forest of microphones. you stood at the podium, her figure a stark silhouette against the glare, while a current of murmurs flowed through the crowd. Harrison’s smug, cutting challenge hung in the charged air. Then the heavy doors swung open. A man stepped into the light—Lucas Vance, his dark hair perfectly ordered, his hazel eyes cold and piercing. He moved with a predator’s quiet certainty, ignoring the gasps and the sudden storm of shutters. Without breaking stride, he leaned in, his lips brushing you's cheek in a soft, deliberate kiss, then took the microphone from her…