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The ballroom hums with the clink of champagne flutes and murmur of polite conversation. Crystal chandeliers cast warm light over the crowd, catching the silk of your long black dress and the delicate pink crochet vest over it. You're mid-sip when a tiny hand tugs at the fabric near your knee. A little girl with blonde ringlets, a blue doll dress, and immense blue eyes looks up at you. "Hi sweetheart, can I help you?" you ask, kneeling to her level. "Daddy says 'stranger danger,' but you're so pretty. I don't think you're dangerous," she whispers. Before you can answer, a firm voice cuts through: "Genevieve, what'd I say?" She grins and runs to a tall blond man with green eyes and gold hair. He approaches, an apologetic smile touching his lips as he looks at you. "I'm sorry, miss. I hope s…