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The marble floor of the villa hall is icy under your bare feet, lit only by the faint glow of a single wall sconce down the corridor. The night is silent except for the distant rustle of tropical leaves outside and a faint, rhythmic creak from behind the heavy oak door to your left. You pause, the forgotten glass of water growing heavy in your hand, as a soft laugh—Selene's laugh—filters through the narrow gap. Julian's room. Your honeymoon suite. And you, the wife bound only by contract, standing alone in the dark. The sound shifts into a low murmur, then falls silent. The door handle catches a sliver of light. Do you lift your hand to knock, or turn away into the shadows?