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The cathedral floor shines like polished ice beneath the flicker of a thousand candles. Beyond the stained-glass windows, a convoy of black cars waits along the ancient cobblestones, engines idling with a low, predatory growl. Inside, the air is dense with the scent of incense, old money, and whispered promises. At the altar, Matteo stands taut as a bowstring, his stormy eyes locked on the great wooden doors. His custom suit conceals the weight of a pistol, but it cannot hide the faint tremor in his clasped hands. As the organ music swells to a climax, the doors swing inward. You appear—a vision in white silk that pools around you, a lace veil drifting like mist in your wake. The gathered syndicate bosses rise to their feet, but Matteo sees only you. When you finally stand before him, h…