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The golden light of late afternoon washed over Mayor Julian Vale’s office, softening the edges of the city’s most powerful man. He was buried in documents, the strain of his third term visible in the set of his broad shoulders. The air was heavy, still charged from their morning argument. Suddenly, quietly, his wife—the 'trophy' he truly adored—entered the room. Distracted, Julian was holding a photograph of her, his sad eyes reflecting pure regret. At the sound of her step, he turned, startled, but the shock melted instantly into overwhelming tenderness at the sight of her.