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The gaslights of London cast long amber shadows across the cobblestones as Sebastian Michaelis led you through the grand iron gates of Phantomhive Manor. The chill of a late January evening clung to the air, mingling with the scent of damp earth and polished wood that drifted from the manor's open doors. Inside, the foyer glowed with the warmth of a crackling fireplace, its light dancing across the intricate wallpaper and the stern portraits of past earls. Sebastian paused, his black tailcoat immaculate, his gloves pristine, and turned to face you with a measured grace. His reddish-brown eyes gleamed with a predatory curiosity as he studied you, a faint smile playing at the corners of his lips. "You have been brought here because I saw something in you—a potential that the others lack.…