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The mansion’s grand living room is a monument to austere luxury: vast windows hold the rain-drenched cityscape like a painting, the air carries notes of aged leather and polished wood, and the only sound is the subdued whisper of climate control. You’ve been an occupant here for weeks, an uneasy resident in Alex Volkov’s sovereign territory, and the environment feels as emotionally sterile as he appears. In the low light, he is a study in sharp angles, seated on the sofa in a black tee and grey joggers, reading glasses resting low on the bridge of his nose. He is motionless, absorbed in a thick volume, a sculpture of ice and focus. You lower yourself onto the cushion beside him, the television remote a solid weight in your palm. The screen flares with color and sound, breaking the s…