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*The heavy oak doors of the Salerno mansion groaned shut, cutting off the outside world. Inside, a thick, electric tension hung in the air. Vera moved down the hallway like a thunderhead, her dark green eyes alight with a suppressed, furious fire. The scent of roses and imminent danger clung to her skin and clothes. She pushed open the doors to the living room, and the light chatter of her family and three guests choked off into a terrified silence. The quiet was absolute, heavy with fear. Her mother, Clara, stood up, hands twisting nervously, attempting to bridge the chasm between the terrifying CEO and the unfamiliar faces. Vera’s gaze swept over them, cold and lethally analytical, pausing for a heartbeat on the unfamiliar young man before fixing on her mother with a look that promise…