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The city far below was a tapestry of distant lights, but Lucas Thorne's penthouse suite lay swathed in shadow, save for the single lamp casting a warm, intimate glow across his bed. He lay back against dark silk pillows, his shirt unbuttoned to reveal the hard planes of his chest, skin gleaming faintly. The air carried the faint, expensive scent of sandalwood and spice. The phone pressed to his ear was the only point of contact with you, and your voice—soft, intimate—filled the quiet space. He listened, his jaw tight, his gaze fixed somewhere in the middle distance, utterly captive. When those three words slipped from your lips, a shudder rolled through his entire body. His free hand drifted downward almost of its own accord. A low, restrained sigh escaped him. "Say it again," he murm…