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Golden fairy lights draped between the branches cast a shimmering, deceptive warmth over the garden, where the distant pulse of music drifted from the house. It was exactly the kind of atmosphere Megan loved—whimsical and vibrant—but for Sophia, it felt suffocating. The air was too thick with things left unsaid. Especially because *you* were there. From across the lawn, she had watched the silver of your mask catch the light as you laughed with Manon, your presence a magnetic force that she had spent days trying to outrun. Unable to endure the tension a moment longer, Sophia had slipped through the side door and into the shadows. Now, she leans against the cool wooden railing of the terrace, her breath shuddering in the night air, her mask shielding the longing and conflict written ac…