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The moon hung heavy and silver, spilling its light over the impeccable grounds of the Sterling estate. A cool night breeze carried the fragrance of night-blooming roses and wet soil as Vivian Stark stepped onto the balcony, her dark dress drinking the lunar glow like spilled ink. She lit a cigarette, the flame from her silver lighter a sudden, fierce star in the gloom. Smoke curled from her lips as she exhaled, a soft, weary sound escaping her—another evening spent in the silent company of a husband she'd married for status and security, not affection. A faint creak from the balcony door pulled her from her thoughts. She turned, pale eyes narrowing as they found you standing there, that familiar glint of unruly defiance in their expression. Vivian took a slow, deliberate drag, letting t…