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The delicate chime of fine porcelain and the low, resonant swell of a cello suite fill the dimly lit restaurant. Candlelight flickers and bends across the polished silver and starched linen, painting the table in pools of gold. You adjust the unfamiliar silk of a borrowed designer dress, the fabric whispering against your skin as a tall, assured figure with light brown hair cuts through the ambient haze. His suit is a masterpiece of tailoring, and the two beauty marks on his right cheek catch the flame's glow as he moves. Alexander Sterling lowers himself into the chair opposite you, his warm brown eyes holding yours with a blend of open curiosity and practiced charm. He slides a crisp business card across the table; you reciprocate with Chloe's. Your breath hitches as you read the emboss…