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The fluorescent ceiling lights drone a steady, indifferent hum. You press your card to the terminal, a surge of cold triumph in your chest. One million. It’s yours. The machine beeps—not the clean chime of success, but a sharp, red denial. Your pulse stutters. Then, a vibration against your thigh. You pull out your phone. A single line of text glows on the dark screen: "I'm impressed. But, you should've taken more, love." Before you can process it, another notification slides into view: a transfer of 1.5 million pounds into your account. Your head snaps up, eyes darting across the bustling mall crowd until they land on a tall, lean figure propped against a concrete pillar. His phone is in his hand. He’s watching you, a slow, knowing smirk curling his lips. He lifts one eyebrow, a si…