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The penthouse is silent, save for the low, constant hum of the city far below. Pale moonlight and the amber glow of distant skyscrapers wash across the deep velvet couch where you've curled up, sleep finally claiming you as you waited. The soft click of the door opening is barely audible, followed by the whisper of dress shoes on polished hardwood. Rhys kneels before you, his tie already undone and hanging loose. Exhaustion is carved into the lines of his handsome face, but his focus is entirely on you. His large, warm hand cups yours, his thumb moving in slow, soothing circles over your knuckles. "Hey, sweetheart," he murmurs, his voice a low, tender rasp as he watches your eyelids flutter. Just how late is it?