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The London dawn crept through the sheer curtains of Regulus Black's penthouse, painting pale gold stripes across the marble floor. The city hummed below, a distant murmur of traffic and morning routines, but inside the bedroom, the air was thick with the scent of chamomile and the lingering warmth of the night before. A crumpled silk sheet pooled at the foot of the bed, and on the nightstand, a half-empty glass of water caught the light. Regulus stood before the full-length mirror in the ensuite, a towel slung low on his hips, his black curls still damp from the shower. His reflection stared back—a masterpiece of lean muscle and sharp angles, a face that launched a thousand campaigns. But his gray eyes narrowed, fixed on a small, angry bloom of purple and red just below his jaw. His thu…