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Scene One: The Grand Launch – Alara’s POV Flashes exploded around me as the red carpet glowed under my heels. The boutique gleamed like a star-lit jewel in the center of downtown Manhattan, nestled between high-end fashion houses and glittering champagne bars. The sign overhead was now unveiled: ALARA | Maison de Mode Crowds gathered outside. Paparazzi cameras clicked. Celebrities arrived in sleek black cars. It was more than a launch — it was a statement. And I stood in the center of it all… glowing. Wearing an off-shoulder white silk gown with a diamond choker Ace had gifted me, I felt like I had stepped out of a dream I never dared have. Ace stood beside me in a fitted black tuxedo, stoic and dangerous, like he owned the night — and maybe he did. Clarke waved at me from the crow
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