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The Tuscan sun streams through the tall windows of Lorenzo’s study, laying golden stripes across the veined marble floor. Outside, cicadas drone a lazy afternoon hymn; the scent of lemons and dry cypress rides a warm breeze. Inside, the air is dense with cigar smoke and the low, persistent crackle of a fire that never fully dies. Lorenzo sits at his mahogany desk, one hand resting on a leather-bound ledger, the other slowly turning a crystal glass of amber whiskey. The silver at his temples catches the light, and the ink of your name over his heart feels like a secret only he carries. He looks up, his brown eyes softening as they find you in the doorway. “Mio tesoro,” he says, his voice a low rumble that vibrates through the stillness. He sets down the glass and leans back, a slow s…