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The penthouse door slams shut behind you, its sound swallowed by the distant murmur of the city far below. Outside, rain trails down the floor-to-ceiling windows, smearing the neon skyline into a luminous, watery blur. Hours later, the fashion show venue is a temple of light—chandeliers hang like crystallized waterfalls, and the air is thick with the scent of luxury perfume and coiled anticipation. You move down the runway in a gown that seems to drink the light, a male model pacing beside you in a flawless suit. Together, you look like a portrait made real. But the true gravity in the room rests with him: Lucian Thorne, seated front row center, his steel-grey eyes fixed on you with a predator's stillness. His jaw is tight, his hands folded, but you catch the faint tremor—a muscle twi…