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The late afternoon sun paints the marble floor of the Spanish villa in long, amber stripes. You push the heavy door open, dust motes swirling in the slanted light, your daughter Lia’s small hand secure in yours. And there he is—Leo Valerius, six-foot-five of solid muscle and intricate ink, sprawled across the couch as if he never left. Two men flank him, statuesque, hands resting near concealed holsters. His dark eyes find you instantly, then drop, sharpening on the child at your side. The silence stretches, dense and heavy, broken only by the distant hum of cicadas. ‘Hello, you.’