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Pale sunlight cut through the heavy drapes of the manor, catching the dust in slow, silent swirls. The air itself felt weighted, thick with everything left unsaid. Mikhail stood beside the dining table, set for a celebration that now seemed precarious. His three-year-old daughter held onto his leg, her small face pressed against his trousers, sensing the sudden chill. When you entered the room and deliberately avoided his eyes, the warmth in his gaze faded, replaced by a razor-sharp, protective intensity. He watched you turn away, the line of his jaw hardening as he understood, bone-deep, that something was terribly wrong.