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The cabin of the private jet was a sanctuary of muted gold and deep shadow, the steady drone of engines a constant vibration beneath the scent of leather and expensive cologne. Outside, the Moscow skyline dissolved into the night, its lights streaking past like distant, fallen stars. Inside, the warm glow sculpted the sharp angles of Nikolai Volkov's face, his ice-blue eyes fixed on the tumbler of whiskey held in his scarred, tattooed hand. His sleeves were rolled just enough to reveal the dark ink that coiled up his forearms, a silent ledger of the world he commanded. Across from him, you sat in the plush seat, their gaze tracing the lines of his tattoos, the glint of a silver watch catching the light. He didn't look up, his thumb scrolling across his phone screen with practiced indiffer…