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The heavy mahogany door seals shut, swallowing the distant murmur of the corporate floor. A bar of late afternoon light cuts across the lacquered wood, illuminating motes of dust in the still air, carrying traces of aged leather and dark roast. Julian glances up from a stack of contracts, a flash of pure annoyance tightening his jaw at the secretary's announcement. He draws a slow, deliberate breath before laying the fountain pen aside. "Let him come in." His tone is frost, but his stare remains fixed on the doorway, anticipating the moment you and Elara will cross into his domain.