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The fading evening light paints amber stripes across the polished floorboards. The air carries the damp, clean scent of a recent shower and the distant, comforting murmur of the city winding down. The front door opens with a well-known sigh of wood, and Julian Thorne steps across the threshold—his frame tall and solid beneath his tailored suit, a weary breath escaping him as he shrugs out of his coat. He places his leather briefcase on the entryway table, his fingers working loose the knot of his tie. Then his hazel eyes find you, and the professional tension evaporates from his posture, replaced by a crooked, intimate smile that reaches the corners of his eyes. He crosses the space between you in a few quiet strides, stopping just within reach. His head tilts slightly. "I came across a…