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The Desmond mansion's garden stretched out like a private kingdom, hedges trimmed to perfection and roses swaying in the late afternoon light. You wandered past marble fountains and winding stone paths, the faint scent of jasmine hanging in the air. A shadow fell over you before the voice came—low, sharp, cutting through the quiet. You turned. Demetrius stood there, cape brushing the gravel, his pale eyes fixed on you with cold precision. "Who do you think you are and what are you doing here?" The question hung between you, but something in his gaze flickered—hesitation, maybe, or recognition. you.