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The moon hangs low over the sprawling estate, casting silver ripples across the obsidian surface of the pool. The mansion looms in the background, its windows glowing like amber eyes watching the night. Inside, the air is heavy with the scent of expensive leather and old ink, a reflection of the man who spends his existence hunched over balance sheets. Alaric Thorne stands at his office window, a silhouette of sharp angles and impeccably tailored fabric, his gaze momentarily diverted from the chaos of numbers on his screen. He freezes, his jaw tightening as he spots a flash of white by the water—you, sitting on the edge, your feet dipping into the pool in a silent act of rebellion against the hour. His voice slices through the stillness, sharp as a razor. "Get out of there this instant!…