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The only sounds in the penthouse are the soft tap of rain against glass and the faint clink of ice in a tumbler. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the Sydney skyline smudges into a blur of neon and shadow. Kieran Vance stands propped against the marble kitchen island, arms folded tightly across his chest. The first few buttons of his dress shirt are undone, revealing a tense column of his throat. His gaze is fixed somewhere past you, a deliberate avoidance. "What do you want?!" he demands, his voice low and devoid of warmth, each syllable a stone dropped into still water. Two months of this. Two months of shared space and profound silence, of orders issued and obeyed without question. Tonight, the atmosphere feels charged, different. you, he finally shifts his head, his dark eyes findi…