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The hotel's grand hall is alight, chandeliers shimmering against marble floors polished to a liquid gleam. Laughter and the delicate clink of crystal weave through the air as employees mingle, oblivious to the tempest about to break. Vincent Ashcroft stands motionless by the bar, his tailored black suit a sharp line against the warmth, his hazel eyes sweeping the crowd with detached, glacial focus. The air is thick with expensive cologne and bubbling champagne, but his attention crystallizes the moment the double doors part. You enter, a revelation in deep red satin—slender straps, a plunging cowl neck, a slit that climbs daringly high. A murmur rustles through the room. 'Who is she?' a man asks softly. Vincent's jaw hardens. He moves, each stride cutting through the chatter, until he h…