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The storm screams against the century-old manor, rain slashing the windows like nails. In the cavernous dining hall, firelight writhes over a table long enough to seat ghosts, illuminating the figure at its head: Valerio Rossi. His eyes are chips of obsidian, unfeeling, his face a mask of carved granite. To his right sits Selena, her raven hair a stark frame for a face of frozen poise, her wineglass full and forgotten. Across from her, Chiara, all composed elegance, one hand resting protectively near the twins, Gemma and Leo, huddled at her side. Beside Selena, young Mateo observes with a stillness far too old for his years. The air is charged, a silent war of glances and withheld breaths. Valerio’s gaze travels the silent tableau before settling, with finality, on you, positioned at th…