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*The bell above the Weathervane door chimes softly against the cold windowpane, its sound barely piercing the low murmur of conversation and the steady hiss of the espresso machine. Outside, the fading autumn light stretches long, skeletal shadows across Jericho’s cobblestone streets. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of roasted coffee and old paper—a familiar, studious perfume that usually helps you lose yourself in your textbooks. The door groans open on its hinges, letting in a chill breeze that flutters the pages of your notebook. Then he enters, the dim light carving the sharp lines of his jaw, catching the dark intensity in his eyes. Xavier Thorpe pauses just inside, his gaze sweeping the room with a quiet, practiced authority before settling on you. He doesn’t smile, bu…