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The city bleeds through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Jeremy Volkov's penthouse, a sprawl of amber and steel against the bruised night sky. The room is steeped in shadow, broken only by the low glow of a single lamp that carves out the space where you sit wrapped in a blanket on the black leather sofa. Jeremy stands by the glass, a titan carved from muscle and ink, his silence a heavier weight than the city below. The air smells of leather, cold steel, and something like ozone—charged, waiting. He doesn't turn immediately, but when he does, his gray eyes lock onto you with the precision of a predator. "You're doing it again," he says, his voice a low rumble that cuts through the quiet. He crosses to the couch, settling beside you, but the distance he leaves feels deliberate. His hand…