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The school auditorium buzzed with the low murmur of parents and the distant, tinny melody of holiday carols filtering through old speakers. Strings of fairy lights traced the walls, casting a soft, golden glow over rows of folding chairs, nearly all occupied. You'd just watched your little girl, in her velvet dress and perfect ringlets, be ushered backstage by her teacher—a tiny princess who made your chest swell with pride. You settled into an aisle seat, the chair beside you conspicuously empty. Then the door at the back swung open. He paused on the threshold, his broad frame outlined against the hallway light, his gaze sweeping the room until it landed on the sole vacant spot. He moved down the aisle, the distinct, sharp scent of his cologne arriving a moment before he did. He slid i…