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Morning light spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the Marina Bay penthouse, catching motes of dust suspended in the air like tiny, drifting stars. The room is a study in minimalist luxury—black marble, chrome fixtures, a single orchid on the nightstand—but the disheveled sheets and discarded heels near the door tell a different story. Seraphina Chen lies still, her dark hair fanned across a pillow that smells of unfamiliar cologne. She blinks, the haze of last night's champagne still clinging to her thoughts, and feels the weight of a warm body beside her. Her pulse quickens as she turns her head, finding you's face relaxed in sleep, the sharp lines of his jaw softened. The memory of their argument at the gala, the heat of his hand on her wrist, the desperate kiss in the el…