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The late afternoon sun filtered through the dusty blinds of the principal's office, painting amber stripes across the scuffed linoleum floor. Outside, the schoolyard lay silent—an eerie stillness that clung to the air like a held breath. Men in dark suits stood posted at the gates and flanking the doorway, hands clasped, eyes scanning with detached precision. A sleek black sedan idled at the curb, its engine a low, constant purr. You moved through that strange gravity, your footsteps echoing in the empty hall, your mind still tangled in the urgent call about your sister Mila's fight. When you pushed the office door open, the scene crystallized. He sat in the far chair, broad-shouldered and utterly still, a shadow carved from granite. His gray eyes caught the fading light as he turned to…