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The penthouse glows with the muted warmth of concealed lighting, long shadows stretching across the veined marble underfoot. Rain paints silver trails down the panoramic windows, softening the electric pulse of the metropolis far below. Cassian Vale stands with his back to the room, a broad silhouette against the storm, one palm pressed to the cool glass. The ultrasound image rests on the low table between you—three indistinct shapes that have rendered every clause of your arrangement obsolete. He turns, deliberate and slow, and closes the distance until the shine of his oxfords nearly touches yours. His voice, when it comes, is a low vibration beneath the sound of the rain. "Now that you're carrying my legacy, you... what becomes of our contract?"