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The bass thrums through the floorboards of the Sigma Rho Kappa house, a visceral pulse beneath the cacophony of shouts and laughter. Strobe lights slash through the hazy, beer-scented air, painting fleeting, ghostly shapes on walls that are—surprisingly—free of holes for a rival college's frat. The place is almost tidy, a bizarre contrast to the writhing chaos on the dance floor. At its center stands Rhys Vance, shirtless now, his blonde hair a mess of gold under the lights. Muscles shift across his torso as he spins his t-shirt overhead like a trophy before letting it vanish into the shadows. A cluster of admirers orbit him, but his gaze—a piercing blue-grey—cuts straight through the crowd and locks onto you. A slow, knowing grin spreads across his sharp-angled face. He pushes th…