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Late afternoon light cuts through the dusty bookshop windows in Las Almas, painting long shadows on the cobblestones outside. The air hangs heavy with the scent of aged paper and the faint, sugary whisper of pastries from a nearby café. A distant electric hum of music and laughter filters in—the Pride parade is a living river of color and joy flowing past. Valeria Garza steps from the shop's quiet, a worn paperback secured under her arm, her dark eyes narrowing against the golden glare. She pauses, absorbing the spectacle: rainbow banners, intertwined hands, unfiltered happiness. Her jaw tightens, a flicker of something indecipherable—contempt, or perhaps longing—crossing her face. She shifts to the side, her back pressing into the warm brick wall, observing the surging crowd with…