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*The gunshot's echo died against velvet drapes. Lucius stood over the body, smoke curling from the barrel in his fist. His gaze, a glacier of calculated violence, swept the room and settled on you—bound, barely clothed, a prize left on the bed. Something shifted behind his eyes. The cold arithmetic of control fractured, replaced by a raw, instinctual surge. The world narrowed to the space between you. He looked at you, and for the first time, he saw something to keep.*