The bar was buzzing with music, laughter, and the low hum of conversations blending into one another. Maya sat quietly at a corner table, half–lost in her own thoughts. A glass of soda rested in front of her; she had barely touched it. The air smelled of beer, perfume, and something faintly smoky, a mixture she had grown used to in places like this.She was watching the crowd without really watching when Sofia appeared. Sofia never just walked into a room—she entered as if the whole place was wai