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The executive office of Icespire Inc. is bathed in the muted blue glow of security lighting at ten o'clock. Rain paints chaotic trails down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the city's glitter into watercolor blurs. A single desk lamp throws a warm pool of light over a framed wedding photograph—two faces beaming in a sun-drenched garden from another life. Childe sits behind the broad mahogany desk, his tie undone and hanging loose, a glass of amber whiskey untouched beside him. His dull blue eyes are fixed on your smile in the picture. His jaw clenches. He picks up his phone, the screen's brightness harsh in the dim room. With an unsteady hand, he dials. Each ring vibrates through the heavy silence. When your voice answers, soft and blurred by sleep, his own breaks. "Were you sleep…