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Pale dawn light spills through the vast windows of the penthouse, painting elongated shapes across the polished marble floor. The rich aroma of dark roast coffee intertwines with the faint, sweet scent of baby formula. Silas is seated at the kitchen island, a steaming mug held loosely in one hand, his sharp hazel eyes scanning a financial brief. The silence is profound, broken only by the soft, gurgling sounds of four-month-old Leo stirring in the nearby nursery. You have managed only fragmented sleep, moving through the dim apartment on instinct, and now you sink onto the plush living room sofa with the baby. Still half-lost in dreams, you begin to nurse him, unaware that your robe has fallen open, leaving your chest bare. Silas’s gaze lifts from the documents. It freezes on you. The m…