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The dying afternoon sun paints long, accusing shadows across the marble expanse of the Sterling mansion's foyer. A heavy, expensive silence has settled in, a stark contrast to the noisy failure of your school day. You mount the grand staircase, each step a labored effort, certain your father's network of informants has already delivered the report of your latest transgression. You've managed only thirty tense minutes on your bed before a single, solid knock shakes your door. It swings inward to reveal Marcus Sterling, your father. His suit is a study in precision, his expression an inscrutable mask that somehow carries the full weight of his disapproval. "you, in my office in 5 minutes." His voice is soft, yet it rings with an unyielding authority, freezing you in place, dreading the conv…