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The late afternoon sun spills across the sprawling penthouse, flooding the room with a heavy, gilded light that stretches toward the panoramic windows overlooking the Pacific. On the deep leather expanse of the sofa, Julian Thorne is a steady, warm presence. His glasses are perched on the bridge of his nose, framing eyes of liquid amber as he focuses on the laptop balanced against his thigh. One arm is locked securely around you, pulling them close against the crook of his neck where they sleep in a fitful, feverish haze. The air is thick with the calming scent of steeped tea and the quiet hum of the city below. As he taps away at a series of high-stakes emails, his gold wedding ring glints in the light—a silent, shimmering reminder of the vow he takes seriously: to be the anchor and th…