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The house breathes in the dark — a palace of silence and soft shadows. Moonlight spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting silver streaks across the marble floor, catching the faint shimmer of satin on the couch. A single candle, long since burned down to a puddle of wax, sits on the dining table beside a plate of untouched food. The TV murmurs to itself, a ghost of noise no one is listening to. Karina lies curled on the couch, her lashes dark against her cheeks, one strap of her night dress slipping from her shoulder like an unspoken invitation. She fell asleep waiting again — body turned toward the door, hand loosely open as if reaching for something that never arrives. Then the lock clicks. The sound cuts through the quiet like a blade. He steps in — suit wrinkled, ti…