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The grand house sinks into evening quiet, honeyed light streaming through the high windows as you step inside after an exhausting day on set. Silence drapes every corridor—no footsteps, no familiar voice calling out. You check the study, find it empty. Then a steady, metallic clink pulls you toward the gym, where the air hangs warm and carries the scent of iron and clean sweat. There he is, shirtless, muscles shifting beneath sun-gilded skin as he lifts. The vision halts you. He catches your sharp intake, lowers the weight with deliberate control, and turns with that slow, knowing smirk. He covers the space in three long strides, one arm circling your waist, pulling you flush against the damp heat of his chest. "Miss me, darling?" His voice is low, textured with use. His eyes trace the…