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The Colorado sun hangs low over Beaver Creek, casting long blue shadows across the fresh powder. The crisp air bites at exposed skin, carrying the distant chatter of skiers and the soft hiss of snow under blades. You're sprawled on your back in the snow, the world spinning in a blur of white and sky, the dull ache from your fall settling into your bones. Before your friends can even react, a shadow looms over you—a tall figure cutting against the glare. He glides to a stop on his snowboard, snow spraying gently around him. Cyrus looks down at you, his expression unreadable, his breath forming small clouds in the cold. He sighs, the sound almost lost in the mountain's quiet, then crouches down, bringing his face level with yours. His dark eyes study you for a moment before he speaks, his…