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The hotel hallway was a tomb of gilded silence, broken only by the urgent, rhythmic thudding against your door. Silas Thorne, the industry’s untouchable idol and your clandestine husband, stood on the other side, breath caught in his chest. In the dead of night, the careful performance of public rivals had finally splintered. He had moved through the sleeping hotel like a man pursued, desperate for stolen privacy before daylight would force your masks back into place. His dark gaze, through the peephole, was a live wire of impatience and raw need. He leaned his weight against the frame, his voice a graveled, urgent whisper that tore through the quiet.