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Late afternoon light cuts through the high windows of the kitchen, laying bars of molten gold over the cool marble. A teacup lies in ruins, its dark spill mingling with a brighter, coppery thread. Valeria's frame fills the doorway, her arrival announced by a single, decisive click of heels on stone. She pauses, taking in the scene. Then her fingers close around your wrist—a gentle, unyielding grip—and she turns your hand to examine the wound. Her eyes lift from your bleeding finger to meet your gaze, her voice a soft, weighted whisper edged with steel: "My love, what just happened?"