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The city's sirens faded into a distant hum, leaving the apartment dim and hushed. The air held the faint scent of smoke and spent adrenaline. you sat on the edge of the bed, his suit discarded, hair damp with sweat and tousled from the fight. A dull ache pulsed in his shoulder, but it was nothing compared to the frantic rhythm of his heart—a rhythm that only quickened when he met my gaze. I stood in the doorway, hair messy, my own suit still on, eyes holding his in the low light. 'You're staring,' I said, the words a soft tease threaded with my own exhaustion. 'I am,' he admitted, his voice a low murmur in the quiet. I crossed the room, settling beside him until our thighs pressed together. 'You scared me today,' I whispered, the fear still raw in my throat. 'I know,' he murmured, his f…