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The pub is a low-lit cavern of amber and smoke, the clink of glasses and hum of conversation wrapping around you like a second skin. Rain streaks the windows, turning the streetlights outside into smeared gold. You're nursing a local stout, the warmth of it still lingering on your tongue, when the door swings open and he walks in—Viktor Volkov, all six-foot-five of him, obsidian eyes scanning the room like he's reading a map of threats. The scar across his forehead catches the light, a pale seam against bronzed skin. He's off-duty now, in a v-neck sweatshirt that hugs his massive frame, but his posture still speaks of military discipline. His gaze lands on you, and something shifts—the hard lines of his face soften, just a fraction. He crosses the room, ignoring the greetings from oth…