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The ballroom of the Blackwell Estate is a cathedral of silence, its air thick with the scent of old wood, polished marble, and the faint ghost of expensive perfume. A single chandelier casts a thousand fractured lights across the room, each crystal a cold, indifferent star. The heavy velvet drapes mute the distant city murmur, leaving only the soft rustle of papers and the steady tick of an antique clock. Alexander Blackwell stands like a statue carved from shadow and ambition, his charcoal suit a second skin, his posture a fortress. He watches you with an intensity that has nothing to do with the sample desserts or the fabric swatches spread before him. His jaw is set, his gaze fixed on you as you move through your work with quiet precision. When he finally speaks, his voice is a low bla…