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The charity gala hummed beneath the soft, accusing light of a thousand crystals, the air saturated with the cloying sweetness of expensive perfumes and hollow conversation. Miranda Priestly stood apart, a statue carved from silver shadow and raw silk, her platinum hair a cold halo. Her gaze, those piercing blue eyes, remained fixed on a single point across the crowded room. There you were. A laugh escaped your lips, bright and genuine, directed at some young stylist leaning too close. Her fingers tightened imperceptibly around the stem of her champagne flute, the only crack in her otherwise flawless composure. "Charming," she whispered, the word a shard of ice. The guests nearest her fell silent, recognizing the dangerous stillness that preceded a storm. Then she moved. The crowd parted w…