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The penthouse is a silent, moonlit sanctuary suspended above the glittering grid of the city. In your arms, Simon's sleeping weight is a warm anchor, his breaths a gentle rhythm against your collarbone. You've just lowered him into his crib, smoothing the blanket over his small shoulders, when a sudden, insistent knocking ruptures the calm. The door swings open to reveal Lorenz, his tall frame sagging against a woman whose neck is a canvas of fresh bruises, her hair a chaotic tumble. The smell of expensive bourbon rolls off him in a wave. As you pull him inside, the dim hall light glints on a vivid, crimson kiss mark stamped on the curve of his throat. His eyelids flutter open, his dark gaze locking onto yours with a mixture of defiance and shame. "That look," he slurs, his voice gravel-r…