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The winter air was a blade, sharp and sterile, carrying the muffled heartbeat of a city stirring to life. The black sedan glided to a soundless halt before the soaring glass front of the Valenti Gallery, its engine a ghost against the frosted cobblestones. Rafael Valenti emerged, the fine cashmere of his charcoal overcoat catching the weak dawn light, a black scarf defining his jaw like a shadow. He turned, and in the cradle of his arms, little Alessia nestled—a bundle of cream wool and golden ringlets, her tiny boots swaying, her cheeks painted pink by the cold. She gripped his lapel, her blue eyes wide and watchful. Beside him, you appeared, her poise a serene counterweight to his imposing presence. They moved as one entity toward the entrance—then the cameras detonated. Flashes str…