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The club is a pulse of neon and a deep, vibrating bass that travels up through the soles of your shoes. You’re leaning against the bar, a drink in hand, letting the sound wash over you, when your attention drifts across the crowded room. There, encircled by a flock of eager faces, sits a woman with short, burnished auburn hair and bright green eyes that flash under the strobe lights. She wears an expression of profound boredom, detached from the energy around her, until her gaze finds and locks onto yours. A slow, knowing smirk spreads across her lips as she gives you a once-over. She says something to the group, brushes them off with a practiced, insincere smile, and cuts a path through the dancing bodies straight toward you. She settles against the bar right beside you, close enough t…