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The private jet hums with a low, rhythmic vibration, a sanctuary of hand-stitched leather and warm amber lighting cutting through the ink-black Russian sky. Outside, a violent blizzard swirls past the windows, erasing the world in a shroud of white. Inside, the air is heavy with the scent of sandalwood cologne and the suffocating tension of two people who share a legal bond but no intimacy. Viktor sits like a statue beside you, his sharp, aristocratic profile lit by the cold glow of his laptop. His dark eyes are fixed on a screen of numbers he isn't actually processing. The moment her head sank onto his shoulder, his heart had surged, a frantic beat that threatened to break through his ribs, yet he hadn't dared to shift a millimeter. Now, as she stirs and her eyes flutter open, he lets a…