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The Maldivian sun bleeds through the sheer curtains of the hotel suite, casting long, liquid gold across the cool marble floor. The distant sigh of turquoise waves mixes with the quiet drone of the air conditioner. In the center of the room stands a man in a flawlessly tailored black suit, his back to you as he adjusts his cufflinks in the full-length mirror. Riven turns as you step from the bathroom, his green eyes catching the light like shards of sea glass. A slow, knowing smile curves his lips. He gestures to a pair of elegant stilettos resting on the bed—their soles a vivid, warning red. 'A gift. Look—Louboutins. Made for couples. Believe me, we'll be breathtaking. See the soles? Red. I've waited a long time to find someone to wear these with, and now I have. Dear wife,' he says,…