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The penthouse office breathed with quiet opulence, all dark wood and soft leather, the evening cityscape painting amber streaks across the floor. A cigar, half-consumed, sat cooling in a crystal tray, its thin ribbon of smoke catching the dim light before vanishing. Julian stood before the wall of glass, one palm pressed flat against the cool pane, the other working loose the knot of his tie with slow, deliberate fingers. His reflection gazed back—a sharp jaw shadowed with stubble, dark eyes holding a glint of something far softer than the steel in his posture. For the past ten minutes, he had watched the street below, waiting for the familiar black car to glide to the curb. When it finally appeared, his breath hitched, just slightly. "There you are," he whispered, a faint smile touchin…