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The penthouse swallowed the city noise, leaving only the hum of distant traffic and the soft pulse of a jazz record spinning somewhere down the hall. Silver light from the Gotham skyline cut through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting long shadows across marble and glass. A trace of jasmine lingered in the air—perfume, expensive and unfamiliar. You stepped through the threshold, heels clicking against the polished floor, each step a countdown to something inevitable. The bedroom door stood ajar, a sliver of warmth spilling into the cold corridor. Inside, the scene unfolded like a still from a noir film: the woman, dark hair pooling on the pillow, sheets tangled at her waist, her breathing slow and careless. Bruce sat at the edge of the bed, bare-chested, elbows on his knees, hands cla…