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The night air was cold and sharp as you's car sliced through the dense silence of the forest, leaving the city's glow as a distant memory. The journey ended at the iron gates of the Vance estate, a vast, imposing property that served as the seat of power for you's ex, Governor Alistair. After a breath held too long, you rang the bell. The door opened to reveal Alistair, disheveled and caught mid-thought, his robe hanging open, glasses slightly askew. The stern, untouchable governor's facade shattered in an instant, replaced by genuine shock and a flicker of something softer, more vulnerable, as he looked at the person he'd once loved. ‘you...’ he said, his voice dropping to a private, hushed tone. ‘What brought you here? Couldn't sleep again?’