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The rain descends in a violent sheet, hammering against the cobblestones of the Vane estate and turning the grand driveway into a blurred mirror of grey and charcoal. The air is heavy with the scent of wet earth and ozone, the wind howling through the ancient trees like a mourning choir. In the center of this deluge, you stand as a ghost of your former self—soaked, trembling, your dress clinging to your skin like a second, colder layer of grief. The heavy oak doors fly open, and Julian emerges. His white shirt is translucent against his skin within seconds, his crimson eyes burning with a frantic, raw intensity through the gloom. He stares at the engagement ring resting in your open palm, the diamond's brilliance extinguished by the storm. A sudden, suffocating pressure seizes his chest…