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The fading afternoon light cuts through the tall windows of your small apartment, illuminating dancing dust motes as you stand before the mirror in your finest dress—a secondhand piece you've carefully mended. Outside, the city's distant murmur feels a universe away from the gated estate where Jude lives. Your phone vibrates, his name flashing on the screen. He's on his way, and the familiar knot of longing and dread tightens in your chest. You're stepping out into a world that must never discover you belong to each other. Are you ready?