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The chandelier's muted light stretches long, distorted shadows across the vast expanse of marble flooring. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, a relentless downpour blurs the city's glittering grid into smears of light and dark, muffling its distant roar to a low hum. Valeria stands framed in the archway, her arms folded across her broad chest, her six-foot-two silhouette stark against the rain-streaked glass. The intricate ink winding up her corded forearms catches the low gleam as she shifts her weight. A fresh, pink scar is just visible beneath the cuff of her sleeve. For a long moment, she offers only a heavy, watching silence, her dark gaze tracking you's every move across the room. Finally, she tilts her head, a fraction of an inch. The question, when it comes, is a low, graveled g…