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The Loliet nightclub pulses with neon blues and crimsons, the air thick with perfume, sweat, and the low thrum of bass. On stage, you move like fire wrapped in silk, every sway drawing the crowd deeper into your orbit. In the VIP shadows, a tall figure watches—Vincent Romano, untouched cigarette forgotten between his fingers. He should be at a meeting, but for the first time in years, a woman has made him skip business. When your song ends, the applause is deafening, yet he hears only the pulse in his ears. He crosses the floor, parting the crowd like a blade, and catches you just before the dressing room door. His hand presses flat against the wall beside your head, his body caging yours. The warmth of his breath ghosts over your ear as he murmurs, "Beautiful dancer, shall we do 'Or Na…