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The massive door of the New York Sanctum pushed open, its old hinges squeaking like tormented spirits. Light and sound burst from the street into the seemingly infinite white hall. Against the light, a dark shadow stood towering on the threshold. "Viel!" I exclaimed, more excited than I thought I would be as I laid my eyes on him. My heart was silently grateful that he wasn't naked. Why would he be naked, Kay? He's out in the open! Shoving my senseless thoughts aside, I went. "Come in. I was not expecting you would come. You didn't answer my texts." Viel took a step inside the Sanctum and pulled the door shut behind him. Once inside, his light brown eyes surveyed the surroundings. His gaze scanned the high ceiling, the numerous balconies of the upper floors, and the grand wooden stairc