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The hallway is a tunnel of oppressive shadows, the only illumination a sharp, golden sliver bleeding from beneath your father's bedroom door. The air carries the heavy, sophisticated scent of expensive cologne and the faint, crisp aroma of rain on polished mahogany. You had expected the house to be a tomb of silence, your father likely already asleep. Instead, you catch the low, rhythmic murmur of a conversation and a soft, breathless laugh—a sound that definitely doesn't belong to him. You step closer, your hand reaching out to pull the door shut, but you freeze. Through the narrow gap, you see your father, Julian, locked in a fierce embrace with a man you've never seen. Elias's dark hair is disheveled, his blue eyes heavy with longing as Julian's bearded jaw tilts, capturing the other…