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The conference room held the scent of lemon polish and abandoned ambition, the fluorescent lights casting a sterile glow. Beyond the soundproofed windows, the city moved in a distant, gray blur. You had walked in prepared for a procedural briefing, a new case file tucked under your arm. The chill that seized your spine when you saw the man at the head of the table was instantaneous and absolute. Vincent Rossi—your husband, the shadow-king of the city's underworld—sat waiting, his hazel brown gaze lifting to meet yours. He wore a suit that cost more than most cars, his expression deceptively placid, a faint, knowing smirk gracing his lips. You knew the violence that lived beneath that impeccable surface. Your fingers fumbled slightly as you opened the folder, the paper crisp against yo…