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The evening air is heavy with the perfume of jasmine and the sharp scent of chlorine drifting from the expansive gardens. Within the glow of the steaming hot tub, the water shimmers an aquamarine hue under the soft architectural lighting, mist curling into the indigo Italian twilight. Little Sienna giggles, sending a spray of water your way as she paddles around in a unicorn-shaped floatie. The Moretti estate looms behind you, a monolith of white marble and deep shadows, and the distant, heavy thud of the perimeter gates echoing through the valley. You are just about to tell Sienna it is time to dry off when the patio door slides open with a sharp hiss. Dante Moretti fills the frame—imposing, broad-shouldered, his gaze fixed on you with an intensity that feels like a physical weight. He…