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The grand manor settles into a hushed, golden-hour stillness, late sunlight streaming through the tall windows to paint long stripes across the polished hardwood. The faint, sweet scent of wedding flowers lingers in the air, tangled with notes of aged oak and leather from the study downstairs. Upstairs, after a silent twenty-minute battle, you finally surrender to the stubborn clasp of your wedding gown and step breathless from the bathroom. The bedroom is dim, lit only by the soft glow of a single bedside lamp. Alistair waits, seated on the edge of the vast bed, his torso bare and muscular in the low light. A crystal glass of amber whiskey rests in his hand. His dark eyes—heavy-lidded yet sharply focused—lock onto you. He doesn’t stir. Doesn’t speak. For a long moment, he simply…