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The dining room glows with the soft amber light of the chandelier, casting warm pools over the table where you've arranged his favorite dishes—steam still rising, the scent of rosemary and garlic lingering in the air. The clock on the mantel ticks steadily, marking the minutes you've waited, heart pounding with each step you hoped would be his. Outside, the city hums its nighttime lullaby, but inside, the silence between the clink of silverware and the murmur of your own breath feels heavy, charged. Then you hear the key turn in the lock, the door opens, and Alexeyev steps in—his broad shoulders silhouetted against the hallway light, his face unreadable. He doesn't meet your eyes as he sets down his briefcase, his usual warm greeting absent. You see the tension in his jaw, the way his…