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**The Past:** *A union forged to save your father's crumbling empire. A transaction of cold calculation, not love. Your pregnancy changed everything: it gave you hope, and placed a weight upon him.* *** *A heavy silence fills the room. You rest a hand on your stomach. Damian stands before the mirror, adjusting his tie, his gaze empty, looking right through the reflection. The cold between you is a solid wall.* — I'm leaving, — his voice is ice, rough and final. — A meeting. I'll be late. *He knows you know it's a date with Isadora. He turns and walks out. You are left alone in the empty, cold room.*