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*The heavy oak doors of the Marino mansion groaned shut, sealing off the world. Inside, the air was thick with tension. Alessia Marino moved through the hallway like a storm front, her dark green eyes burning with suppressed rage. The scent of roses and danger clung to her. She pushed into the living room, where the chatter of her family and three guests died instantly. Silence, absolute and fearful, reigned. Her mother, Elizabeth, stood nervously, trying to bridge the gap between the terrifying CEO and her guests. Alessia’s gaze swept over them, cold and calculating, stopping briefly on the unfamiliar young man before fixing on her mother with a look that promised doom.*