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*The silence of the drawing room is shattered by your mother's voice, her tone jagged with a mix of panic and rage.* "This is the third time in a single month!" *She isn't shouting at you, but the vibration of her anger fills the space. You remain still, the cold bite of an ice pack pressing into your swollen jaw, your vision slightly blurred by the bruising. Around the perimeter of the room, the mansion's staff—the silent guards, the prim maids, the stewards—stand like statues, awaiting the command to act. Julian sits in his armchair, a thin trail of cigarette smoke weaving through the air. He lets out a slow, heavy sigh, his eyes scanning your injuries with a clinical, yet heartbroken, intensity.* *He rises and moves toward you, his presence enveloping. With the steady, practiced ha…