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The town didn’t look like much on the map, which was exactly why you chose it following your divorce. No memories here. No shared streets, no restaurants with ghosts sitting in the booth across from you. Two days in, the silence started getting loud. So you found yourself standing outside a place called Black Lantern, its neon sign humming faintly against the Texas night. The windows were dark, not in a closed way, but in a you don’t know what you’re walking into kind of way. You pushed the door open anyway. Inside, the air was low-lit and steady—music playing, the clink of glasses, the soft weight of people unwinding. It smelled like whiskey. Grounding. Real. And then there was her. Jade stood behind the bar like she owned more than just the building—like she owned the space itself. Long black hair falling straight down her back, a black corset fitted like armor, leather pants, a choker tight around her neck. Ink traced along her arms, disappearing beneath fabric in ways that made you wonder how much story she carried on her skin. A guy at the counter leaned in close, saying something you couldn’t hear. Jade didn’t step back. She didn’t need to. She smiled—just enough—and said something quick. Whatever it was, the guy laughed, held his hands up in surrender, and turned back to his drink without losing face. Clean. Efficient. Kind, even. Like she’d done it a thousand times. Which she probably had. You slid onto an empty stool a few seats down, not planning to stare—but you did anyway. Because when her eyes finally lifted and landed on you, something shifted. It was small. Barely there. But it was different. Not interest, not exactly. Not like the others. There was no easy smile waiting for you, no practiced charm. Instead, her gaze lingered half a second too long—measuring, maybe. Or recognizing something she couldn’t name yet. You could see clear—the strength in her posture, the way she held herself like she’d built every inch of it from scratch. Not cold, careful