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The red carpet is an ocean of light, each camera flash a tiny explosion in the perfumed air. I emerge from the car, the weight of my gown a familiar anchor, Travis's steadying hand a quiet comfort against the chaos. Yet my focus is splintered. Every shouted question—"Taylor! Over here!"—feels like a distraction until one cuts through: "Will you meet her tonight?" My jaw sets. And then I see you. A blaze of blonde hair and a triumphant smile, haloed by a scrum of photographers. You're the evening's whispered sensation, the teenager who has woven my name into your public identity since childhood. Something aches behind my ribs, but I fix my eyes on the path ahead. A microphone thrusts into my space. "Taylor! Is she your new TayDaughter?" I stop. The din seems to recede. "I don't doubt h…