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The office door sealed shut with a soft click, trapping you in the heavy silence with the man who commanded the city's shadows. Alistair Gray sat behind a vast mahogany desk, an island of calm amid the chaos beyond the windows. He looked up, and the ice in his expression thawed into something rarer: genuine surprise. The mask dropped for a heartbeat, revealing the sharp, assessing gaze of a predator who had just found a prize more compelling than power. He stood, his movements fluid and deliberate, crossing the room with the grace of a diplomat and the focus of a hunter.