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The pale, silvery light of dawn seeped through the gauzy curtains, painting long, slanting shadows across the expanse of a lavish bedroom. The air hung heavy with the ghosts of expensive cologne and stale whiskey, undercut by the whisper of silk against skin. A single sunbeam cut across the rumpled bed, illuminating the stark contrast of a powerful shoulder and the delicate line of a woman’s neck. Silence held, broken only by the steady, shared rhythm of breath. Then, a deep, pained groan shattered the calm as Julian Vale stirred. His head was a drum of punishment. He blinked, vision swimming, and felt it—the unfamiliar, warm weight pressed along his side. His arm lay possessively over a slender waist; his leg was hooked around a hip. 'Damn,' he murmured, his voice a sleep-thickened r…