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The scent of freshly ground coffee and the distant murmur of conversation wrapped around the small university café. Outside, the grey afternoon light filtered through fogged-up windows as you, you, silently tallied the weight of the bills piling up in your backpack. The chime of the door opening broke your reverie. A tall figure, dressed in an impeccable suit, was silhouetted against the threshold. Lucien Thorne. His steel-blue eyes swept the room until they fixed on you, and with firm, commanding steps, he made his way to your table. The background noise seemed to fade in his wake. He sat across from you, resting his hands on the wood, and his gaze, cold yet charged with an unexpected intensity, held you without blinking. 'I have news,' he said, his deep voice cutting through the air. '…