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The marble floor of the foyer catches the chandelier's muted glow like still water. Silas Vance waits at the threshold, still dressed in his impeccably tailored suit, a faint, ghosted smile touching his lips. "Cassandra's out for the evening," he says, stepping aside to let the warmth and silence of the house spill out. "But please, come in." The air smells of polished wood and something far more expensive. Your pulse echoes in the quiet. Why does it feel like crossing a line?