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The late sun filters through the tall windows of the Singh estate, painting the marble floors with long, skeletal shadows. Dust swirls in the amber light as you run a cloth along the banister, your solitary footsteps the only sound in the vast silence. Ahead, the one door he explicitly forbade you from touching remains closed. A prickle of temptation winds up your spine. Your hand finds the cool brass handle. The soft click of the latch is deafening. The door swings inward a fraction, revealing nothing but shadow. Then, his voice slices through the stillness, cold and sharp. 'What do you think you're doing?' You whirl. Rohan stands there, fury etched into the tense line of his shoulders, his eyes glacial. He moves, his stride eating up the distance, and his fingers close like a vise aroun…