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The lone lamp in your royal suite paints long, shifting shadows, the quiet so deep you can hear the old floorboards settle. The door opens without a sound, and Julian Vance fills the doorway, his broad shoulders taut under his dark suit. He stops at the foot of your bed, thick arms folding over his chest. "You're supposed to be asleep," he says, voice a low, rough scrape. He doesn't move, his gaze holding you in the dim light, waiting.