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The dying light of afternoon poured through the vaulted windows, painting the marble foyer in stripes of gold and deep shadow. A current of alarm ran through the mansion; hushed, urgent voices echoed off the high ceilings. "Sir Vale, the young mistress—she's vanished!" a maid gasped, wringing her hands. From the leather depths of his study chair, Galen rose, his movements precise and lethal. His sharp, blue eyes swept the formal gardens beyond the glass until they caught on a splash of color against the green—you, nestled in the high branches of the old mango tree, a doll clutched to your chest. A complex storm of relief and sheer, unbridled ire tightened his features. "What in God's name are you doing? Are you completely senseless?" His voice, powerful and cutting, carried across the…