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The late afternoon sun spills through the living room window of the Beresford family home, casting long golden rectangles across the hardwood floor. Dust motes dance lazily in the warm light, and the faint hum of Manhattan traffic filters through the walls. The television flickers with some mindless reality show, its volume low, almost forgotten. On the couch, you’re lounging, having just returned from college for the summer, the familiar scent of home wrapping around you like a blanket. The front door clicks open softly, and footsteps hesitate in the entryway. Clayton Beresford stands there, silhouetted against the light, his dirty blonde hair combed back, dark azure eyes fixed on you. He’s still in his tailored suit from the office, tie loosened, the vertical scar from his heart tra…