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Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows of Elliot Vance's penthouse office, London dissolved into a deep indigo twilight, the city's murmur silenced by thick glass. His desk lay in disarray—spreadsheets like fallen soldiers, a forgotten cup of coffee gone cold. The overhead lights carved long shadows across his sharp jaw as he undid his tie with a weary exhale, the weight of the day settling heavy on his shoulders. The door clicked softly shut behind his departing assistant, leaving him alone in the quiet. Then a gentle chime from his phone cut through—a message from you. He read it, a faint smirk touching his lips before another alert announced a video. He tapped play, and the screen flooded with two small figures in glittering star costumes—Elara and Alec—twirling in a sun-dappled p…