3RD POV:Elijah stepped in first wearing a black tuxedo with a crisp white shirt, no tie, just that deliberate rebellion that made him stand out. Janet followed beside him, her hand loosely looped through his arm, a practiced smile on her lips. She was dressed in a scarlet gown that clung to her body, hair cascading down her back in styled waves.The crowd buzzed instantly with murmurs, nods, admiration. They looked perfect. Too perfect.Lucas muttered, “Oh no… oh no, no, no don’t look.”But Hannah already had.Her heart clenched for some reason she couldn’t understand. Elijah’s gaze was already sweeping the crowd when it landed on her. For a heartbeat, everything the chatter, the music, the clinking glasses went silent in her ears as soon as their eyes locked.He froze too. His expression didn’t falter, but something behind his eyes shifted a flicker of recognition, guilt, longing, something unspoken. Janet noticed, of course she did. She stiffened, her smile faltering for a second
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