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Rain drums a steady rhythm against the floor-to-ceiling windows on the seventieth floor. New York sprawls beneath a blanket of slate-gray clouds, the first lights of the skyline piercing the gathering dusk. In the dim quiet of my study, I watch the city I inherited—my father’s architectural empire, a chain of influence that dominates the skyline. Rolex on my wrist, suit tailored to perfection, I am the picture of success. But tonight, my peace is shattered. Julian, my best friend since we were eleven, just dropped a bomb: his sister is moving in with me. Temporarily, supposedly. Since we were teenagers, she’s had this talent for unraveling my composure, for irritating me, for making my heart beat faster than I’d ever admit. And now, she’s here. Standing in the foyer of my pentho…