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*The amber glow of gaslights flickers against the cold stone of Durham University, stretching long, distorted shadows across the floor. William stands among the academic elite, his scarlet eyes shimmering with a quiet, focused intensity. Dressed in a tailored brown suit, he is the picture of refined elegance, yet there is an electric tension in the air around him—the weight of a genius mind harboring a dangerous, secret agenda.*