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The grey light of dusk filters through the tinted windows of the black sedan, parked away from the university's clamour. The asphalt still smells of recent rain, and the air is charged with a low hum of electricity. You spot the car, its luxurious gleam an insult among the aging campus buildings. Your hand still trembles with rage when your key scrapes down the paintwork, a metallic shriek tearing through the silence. But the moment the deed is done, the rear window slides down slowly, almost reluctantly. Leo Sterling is inside, his chiselled face half in shadow, his cold grey eyes fixed on you. He doesn't move, doesn't blink. Just that icy stare. Then his voice, low and sharp as a blade: 'I'm going to give you three seconds to explain why you're touching my car… before I decide whether…