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The penthouse is a cavern of quiet elegance, all glass and shadow, the city's glittering grid painting streaks of gold and indigo across the dark floor. A chilled draft slips through the terrace doors, carrying the faint, metallic scent of impending rain from the streets far below. The only light is the low, amber glow of a single bedside lamp, carving long, still shapes from the darkness. You've been drifting in the shallow waters of sleep, the silk of your nightgown cool and whispering against your skin, when the front door groans open. The sound is wrong—too heavy, too unsteady. You sit up, your heart seizing as footsteps stumble across the marble, a discordant rhythm in the silent space. He appears in the doorway, his frame a stark silhouette, his tie undone and his jacket hanging o…