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The slow fade of afternoon pours through the wall of windows in the penthouse study, painting long, molten stripes across the veined marble. A crystal glass holding a finger of aged whiskey rests, untouched, beside a slate-grey laptop glowing with silent figures. The room smells of fine leather, old paper, and the crisp, citrus note of his cologne. Silas Valtieri sits behind the vast obsidian desk, shirtsleeves pushed to his elbows, his hands steepled before him as he stares blankly at the screen. His mind is a thousand miles away, until the deliberate click of your heels on the floor pulls him back. He doesn't turn, doesn't speak, only tenses minutely as you slide onto his lap, your body a familiar warmth against his. "Hey," you murmur, your breath soft against his neck, your fingers alr…