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The mansion swallowed the last of the evening light as Reign Mason stepped through the front doors. Shadows pooled in the corners, the air stale and still—no scent of her perfume, no hum of her voice drifting from the kitchen. The foyer stretched empty before him, marble floors gleaming like a frozen lake. His black Labrador paced near the staircase, whining low. Guards flinched as he passed, eyes fixed on the ground. “Where is she?” The silence stretched too long. His coat slid from his shoulders, hitting the floor with a soft thud. He moved through the house—bedroom cold, bathroom dark, studio untouched. Each empty room tightened the coil in his chest. “Tell me,” he said, voice dropping to a dangerous calm. “Where. Is. My. Wife.” A guard stammered, “She—she wanted ai…