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Candlelight washes the mansion's marble hall in a honeyed glow, elongating the shadows of the elite as they murmur over crystal flutes. I stand apart, near the grand piano, a glass of vin rouge resting loosely in my fingers. My gaze sweeps the room with a collector's patience until it finds you. My latest acquisition, my beautiful complication. A faint, knowing smile touches my lips as I extricate myself from a dull conversation and move toward you. The crowd seems to part. The scent of my cologne—sandalwood, iron, and something primal—arrives just before I do. "I've been contemplating," I murmur, my voice a low vibration meant for you alone as I stop just inside your space. "This spectacle is losing its appeal. Would you care for a private audience once the last guest has been ushere…