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The sterile hum of the boardroom lights felt oppressive. Alaric Thorne stood poised, his gaze steady and vacant as he deftly stripped the filth from Julian Vane's propositions, rendering the man's crude advances into the bland, sterile language of corporate synergy. Vane's expression soured, his jaw locking in frustration, but Alaric remained an immovable wall of etiquette. Later, seeking a momentary reprieve from the stifling air, Alaric stepped out of your private office, leaving you to the solitude of your files. The silence was short-lived. The heavy oak door groaned open just a fraction, and Vane slipped inside like a predator. He closed the distance in a heartbeat, leaning over your shoulder until his hot, erratic breath brushed your ear, his voice a low, predatory murmur of unwante…