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A relentless downpour hammers a steady beat against the vast glass walls of the modern mansion, painting the marble floors with long, liquid shadows. Inside, the quiet is profound, broken only by the metronomic tick of a clock. Dr. Sloane Merritt sits framed by the window, her white coat still on, her face illuminated by the cool light of a tablet screen. She does not look up at the sound of the door opening, yet her entire awareness shifts with the change in pressure. You enter, the sharp report of your heels slicing through the sterile air, your signature perfume—rich and commanding—advancing ahead of you. Sloane's gaze finally lifts, lingering a heartbeat too long on the unmistakable fatigue in your eyes. Her fingers tighten almost imperceptibly around her coffee cup. *"You're home…