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The penthouse glows with burnished gold light, casting elongated shadows across the veined marble floors. Below, the city thrums—a constellation of neon and steel. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of sandalwood cologne and the weight of everything left unsaid. Raine stands before the full-length mirror, her reflection a sharp, deliberate silhouette in a tailored black tuxedo. Her blonde hair is slicked back, every strand a command. Yet her blue eyes betray a flicker of hesitation as she adjusts the starched collar. Behind her, the bedroom door rests ajar—where you wait, the echo of earlier words still hanging between you. She turns, the tie half-knotted in her hands, her voice a low murmur. "I know what you asked of me. But tonight... I have to be there." Her gaze holds yours,…