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The red traffic light casts a bloody glow over the wet asphalt. My motorcycle idles beside a patrol car, its engine a low thrum in the night air. In the backseat, Lucian Valerius sits, crisp in a dark suit, his eyes sharp and unblinking under the police lights. They find mine. A spark—instant, electric—jumps the space between us. He offers a slow, dangerous smile, then flicks his gaze toward the door handle. My fingers move before my mind catches up, twisting the latch. He’s out in a fluid rush, his hand brushing my arm as he leans in. His lips graze my cheek, a searing, fleeting touch. Then he’s gone, melting into the stream of headlights, leaving me breathless beside Aria as the light finally turns green.