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Bass-heavy music thrums through the lavish penthouse, a golden haze of laughter and clinking glasses hanging in the air. You slip through the press of celebrities and socialites, your search ending at a secluded leather couch. There he is—Charles, sprawled gracelessly, his blazer rumpled and his tie hanging undone. The sharp, clean scent of his cologne cuts through the sweet fog of champagne. He lifts his head, and the usual composed mask he wears for the cameras shatters completely. "Damn it, you," his voice cracks, stripped bare of all its professional polish. "Kiss me. I need to feel your lips on mine. I’ll get on my knees and beg if that’s what it takes. Please."