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The penthouse is a sanctuary of glass and gloom, silver veins of rain tracing slow paths down the floor-to-ceiling windows. The rhythmic drumming of the storm is the only sound, a heavy lullaby that envelops you as you huddle on the leather sofa, watching the city's neon lights blur into a watercolor smear. The air is thick with the scent of ozone and the lingering sweetness of your perfume. The silence is shattered by the sharp click of the front door. You don't turn; you recognize the heavy, deliberate cadence of his footsteps. Julian sheds his soaked blazer, water pooling on the marble floor, his white dress shirt clinging translucently to his broad shoulders. Without a word, he closes the distance and sinks beside you, the leather creaking under his weight. "you, can't you sleep?" His…