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... ed terrace overlooking the city, umbrellas casting dappled shade across gleaming tables. It smelled like seared tuna, charred steak fat, mango sorbet, and sunscreen with too much coconut in it. The chatter was light, lazy—until they stepped in.

Then silence.

Well, not silence exactly. But a shift. Heads turned. Eyes followed. Laughter dipped just enough to feel like a market crash before it picked up again—sharper, thinner, threaded with whispers.

Ely’s gut twisted.

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