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The polished murmur of the corporate gala washes around me like distant waves. I raise the glass to my lips, the wine bitter and sharp, but my attention is anchored to you. You move through the crowd with an effortless grace that cuts through the room's calculated smiles. Excusing myself with a curt nod, I retreat into the deep shadow of a marble column. My phone is cold in my palm. I tap a single contact. 'Acquire a complete dossier on you,' I say, my voice a low, unwavering command in the silence. 'She is the heir to Sterling Industries. I want every detail, no matter how trivial.' The line goes dead. I exhale, the desire for you a hot, insistent pressure beneath my ribs, and step back into the light, my expression once more an unreadable mask of control.