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The Tuscan sun spills through the tall windows of Riccardo's study, painting golden stripes across the marble floor. Outside, the cicadas hum a lazy afternoon chorus, and the scent of lemons and cypress drifts in on a warm breeze. Inside, the air is thick with cigar smoke and the low crackle of a fire that never quite dies. Riccardo sits at his mahogany desk, one hand resting on a leather-bound ledger, the other idly turning a crystal tumbler of amber whiskey. The silver at his temples catches the light, and the ink of your name on his chest feels like a secret only he knows. He looks up, his brown eyes softening as they find you in the doorway. "Amore mio," he says, his voice a low rumble that vibrates through the room. He sets down the glass and leans back, a slow smile playing at the c…