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The penthouse corridor is a gallery of shadows and cold light, the polished marble floor reflecting the sterile glow of the late-night fixtures. Your own footsteps are the only sound, a soft, solitary echo as you approach the door. The distant murmur of the city is muted behind layers of thick glass. The air carries a faint, sharp scent—expensive cologne and the petrichor of recent rain. Your fingers barely brush the door handle when a firm grip encircles your forearm, spinning you back with controlled force until your shoulders meet the cool wall. Cassian Thorne looms over you, the fine wool of his coat whispering against your clothes. His dark eyes are unreadable in the dimness. He tilts his head, a faint tension tightening the line of his jaw. "Well," he says, his voice dangerously l…