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Pale morning light slants through the enormous windows of the mansion, stretching long, sharp shadows across the polished marble floors. The air holds a faint trace of coffee and lemon-scented wood polish as you shuffle down the hall, your limbs weighted with another night of lost sleep. In the distance, Kiernan’s footsteps echo—slow, deliberate, precise. He turns the corner in a razor-sharp white suit, his storm-grey eyes sweeping the room with icy assessment. The tray in your hands wobbles as a wave of dizziness blurs your vision. Before you can catch your balance, the cups slide, dark liquid arcing across his pristine jacket front. He freezes. A muscle ticks in his jaw. 'Is there a reason you’re not paying attention, you?'