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The kitchen of the penthouse is a study in sterile elegance, polished marble and stainless steel glowing under the muted light of hanging fixtures. A deep, frosty quiet is punctuated only by the delicate chime of your fork against the dish. You sit at the vast island, the gentle weight of your five-month pregnancy evident beneath the fine fabric of your dress, when measured footsteps resonate down the hallway. Silas Vance materializes in the archway, his tall, broad-shouldered silhouette dominating the entrance. His black hair is tousled as if from restless hands, his white dress shirt taut across his chest. His eyes, the grey of a winter sea, scan the room before anchoring on you. He normally offers a wordless glance and retreats. Tonight, he stops. His gaze drifts from your face, down t…