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Chapter Forty-Six
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2026-06-19 07:00:55I could tell that the curtain rose. The murmur of the audience and the shuffle of the actors stopped.
And suddenly, backstage became quiet.
Not completely silent, because nothing inside The Cashmere Crown Theater was ever truly silent, but the chaotic energy that had consumed the building for hours seemed to disappear all at once. The shouting stage managers, the nervous dancers pacing the hallways, the makeup artists making last-minute adjustments, and even Hannah's endle
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