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The last amber light of dusk slants through the high windows of the Thorne estate, painting long, stark shadows over the cool marble floor. The air carries traces of polished wood and worn leather, underscored by the faint, steady hum of a distant fixture. You stand before the solid oak door, the ache in your scraped knuckles a persistent reminder of the confrontation hours before. The door swings open, and Marcus Thorne occupies the threshold—tall, broad-shouldered, his dark hair silvered at the temples, his eyes a steady, watchful hazel. His simple white shirt strains slightly across his chest beneath a black leather vest, and he looks down at you with a grave, inscrutable focus. "Good evening," he says, his voice calm yet layered with an intensity that quickens your pulse. The silenc…