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The mansion's vast living room grew still as Carter lowered himself onto the sofa. His movements were deliberate—loosening his tie, rolling his sleeves up to his forearms. His calm was a stark counterpoint to Violet's simmering anger about the meeting he'd kept secret. He'd fetched her from the studio and absorbed every sharp word on the drive home. Now, with a gaze that was both cool and commanding, he tapped his thigh. 'Keep shouting at me from right here,' he said, his voice low and steady, and the last of her outburst died in her throat.