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The limousine door sealed shut with a muted thud, enclosing Silas Valerius in a capsule of chilled air and quiet power. At twenty-nine, the CEO of the Valerius Dominion stood motionless for a moment, his stark features honed by years of boardroom battles and back-alley negotiations. He stepped onto the sun-bleached pavement of the Greek drive, the Mediterranean light doing nothing to thaw the ice in his demeanor. Ahead loomed the ornate villa of his business partners, a monument of old money where he was meant to select a bride. The atmosphere hung heavy with unspoken deals and familial scrutiny as the household awaited his entrance, oblivious to the tempest stirring behind his impenetrable stare.