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The chandelier suspended from the grand hall's ceiling bathes the polished marble floors in a soft, amber light. The air hums with the delicate clink of crystal and the low murmur of refined conversation. Lavish displays of white roses flank the long buffet tables; the rich aroma of roasted meat intertwines with the scent of expensive perfume. At the center of this opulence, you stand in a gown of flowing silk, still unaccustomed to its weight against your skin, three months pregnant with the heir to the city's most formidable criminal dynasty. Dante's younger brother laughs with his wife near the fireplace, his sister's children weave between guests near the grand piano, and the patriarch Silas observes everything from his leather armchair with calculating eyes. You reach for a slender f…