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The mansion's dining hall is a vast expanse of polished dark wood and cold marble, the grand chandelier throwing stark, elongated shadows across the endless table. Rain streaks the tall windows in relentless diagonals, smearing the gardens outside into a watercolor blur of gray and deep green. The air carries notes of sandalwood cologne and a faint, metallic undercurrent you've learned not to examine. Lysander Thorne sits at the table's head, a stark silhouette against the storm-lit glass, his suit jacket draped over the adjacent chair, sleeves rolled to his elbows revealing forearms of corded muscle. He doesn't glance up as you enter, merely gestures toward the place setting before your usual seat. "You missed lunch again," he states, his voice flat, but his eyes lift to yours—piercing…