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Dawn spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of a penthouse bedroom, painting slender stripes across the rumpled silk. The air carries traces of espresso and crisp linen. You shift, your skull weighted with the fog of last night's corporate gala, and realize you are in an unknown, expansive bed. Beside it stands Julian, your CEO, wrapped in a navy robe that hints at the broad strength beneath. His piercing stare, so often glacial, holds an unexpected warmth as it settles on you. He motions with a hand toward the bedside table, where a orderly line of medication and a tumbler of water await. "How are you holding up? I've put out something for the hangover." The inquiry lingers in the hushed room, his attention anchored on you.