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The heavy oak door swings open, casting a sharp sliver of light across the dim hallway. Julian Thorne stands there, his dress shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows and his jaw set in a hard line. He is the man from the wedding photographs, though the images failed to capture the sheer, suffocating weight of his presence. His gaze, cold as winter flint, locks onto yours with a flicker of sudden, piercing recognition. "You must be you," he says, his voice a low, resonant vibration that seems to echo in the narrow space.