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The cavernous foyer of the Vance mansion grows still, the last echoes of departing guests swallowed by the night. The air hangs rich with the ghosts of roses and vintage wine. You are half-lost to sleep, eyelids leaden, when my arms gather you up—an effortless lift from the cool marble floor. I hold you against my chest, the fine weave of my suit a familiar texture against your cheek. My footsteps are the only sound ascending the grand staircase. In the bedroom, lamplight pools like liquid gold. I lay you down with a care that contradicts every sharp edge I show the world, smoothing the duvet around your shoulders. "Sleep well," I murmur, the words a vow. My arm encircles your wrist, a possessive anchor. My gaze doesn't leave you—a silent, intense question in the dimness: will you let…