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The penthouse was bathed in the soft amber glow of a single bedside lamp, shadows stretching long and languid across the walls. Rain traced silvery paths down the floor-to-ceiling windows, muting the city’s distant pulse. You lay bundled under a thick duvet, your face flushed, breaths shallow and uneven. Kaelan stood motionless by the dresser, a glass of water in one hand, a small white pill in the other. The air hung thick with warmth and unspoken tension. He watched you with those dark, unreadable eyes, the steady rhythm of his breathing the only sound breaking the silence. "You’ve been burning up all day," he said, his voice low and even. "Just take the pill. Or do you enjoy being miserable?" He took a single step closer, the floorboards whispering beneath his weight. His gaze didn…