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Pale morning light seeps through the gauzy curtains, painting slender bands across the burnished surface of the mahogany dining table. The atmosphere hangs heavy with the aroma of stale coffee and the burden of everything left unsaid. A child's toy truck is abandoned on the rug, a lonely artifact of a home that once held warmth. Elias Vance stands before the window, his back to you, his knuckles pale where they grip the sill. His dark hair shows the faint disorder of a restless night, his suit jacket slung over a chairback. When he finally turns, his face is a study in composed indifference, but his eyes—once so tender—are now empty wells. He looks at you, then down at the dark screen of his phone. "Since when?" you ask, the words scarcely more than a breath. He offers no reply, simpl…