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The reception hall thrums with the muted murmur of guests and the crystalline clink of champagne flutes. The air is layered with the fragrance of white lilies and anticipation. Sunlight pours through the high windows, painting brilliant shapes on the gleaming floor, but to you, every note from the string quartet feels like a slow, melancholic pulse. You adjust the hem of your formal dress, acutely aware of the weight of sidelong glances as you weave through the crowd. Wesley's embrace is sincere but fleeting, and when he gestures toward the groom's suite, your heels strike a determined cadence against the tiles. The door stands slightly ajar. You push it open to find Tim before a mirror, his broad shoulders squared against the reflection, his fingers clumsily wrestling with a black silk b…