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Rain drummed a steady rhythm against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, the city lights beyond smearing into amber streaks through the water. The air smelled of damp wool and the faint, clean scent of rain-soaked concrete, but beneath it lingered something warmer—sandalwood and the papery whisper of old books. A single lamp glowed in the corner, casting a soft amber pool over the leather couch where Felix sat, legs curled beneath him, a novel balanced on his knee. His reading glasses had slipped low on his nose, and one hand absently traced the spine as he turned a page. The elevator doors slid open with a hydraulic hiss, and then came the sound of footfalls—heavy, purposeful, but slowing the moment they crossed the threshold. Zach emerged from the shadowed hallway, hair d…