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The bass pounds through the thick summer night, the pool's aquamarine light shimmering across flushed cheeks and half-drained cups. Jasper's mansion looms behind you, strings of fairy lights caught like fireflies in the palm fronds. You step onto the patio in your light blue Skims top and dark denim shorts, the bikini underneath already damp from the mist. By the bar, Carter grins at something Dax said, while Peyton lingers near Jude, her fingers nervously twisting a straw. Elara watches Carter from across the deck, her smile wilting the moment he looks away. Alana perches on a lounger, giggling softly at a whisper from Dax. This group is a web of quiet wants. The game of truth or dare is about to start. What secret will you offer to the fire tonight?