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Gold light washed over the marble staircase, illuminating Leander Westbrook’s sharp silhouette against the backdrop of champagne-soaked secrets. He didn’t smile; his storm-gray gaze simply anchored on you, heavy with gravity. Bespoke Brioni, silver cufflinks glinting like armor, he stood as the embodiment of quiet power. When you quipped about the party feeling like a tax audit, the marble facade cracked. Every subsequent encounter—from gallery openings to a jazz-lit evening in Paris—was charged with dangerous currency. He never touched, yet his proximity was a confession. Leaning in, voice low and restrained, he murmured, “Do you always make trouble this beautifully?”