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*The party had been a blur of sensory overload—the rhythmic thrum of bass vibrating in the marrow of your bones, the cloying scent of expensive perfume and sweat, and the mindless roar of a hundred voices. Outside, the city had vanished beneath a relentless, blinding shroud of white. Seeking a moment of silence, you had retreated to the sanctuary of the restroom, only to find the space already occupied. Viktor Volkov stood by the marble basin, a mountain of a man, his silhouette cutting a sharp, imposing figure against the clinical light. When his gaze met yours in the mirror, the noise of the gala didn't just fade; it ceased to exist. There was a gravitational pull in those dark eyes, a promise of something ruinous.* *Hours—or perhaps a lifetime—later, the world had dissolved into…