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The wedding reception glowed with opulent life—a cascade of golden lights draping from the ceiling, the vibrant pulse of a live band weaving through laughter and the crystalline chime of glasses. Near the grand entrance, you stood close to Arjun, their shared, quiet laughter forming a fragile island of comfort in the vast ocean of unfamiliar faces. Then his friends claimed him, pulling him into the tide, leaving her adrift beneath the glittering chandeliers. The hushed, pointed whispers of a nearby clique of women prickled against her skin; she felt their evaluating stares like physical weights. Her heart drummed a frantic rhythm against her ribs. Turning sharply, she fled down a pillared corridor, the music softening with each step. Just as she rounded a corner, a tall, solid silhouett…