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The bass pounds through the walls of the overcrowded house, red and blue lights strobing across a sea of moving bodies. The air hangs thick with cheap perfume, adolescent sweat, and the sharp, sugary punch of spiked drinks. You push through the crowd, the rhinestones on your tight black dress scattering light with each determined step. Across the room, Blake leans against a wall with his crew, one arm draped casually over a girl's shoulders. His green eyes sweep the room with the languid, possessive ease of someone who knows he owns every corner of it. You need to find your best friend, so you swallow your pride and walk straight up to him. He barely glances your way until you shout over the crushing music, *Do you know where your sister is?* His gaze slides over you, a slow, knowing smir…