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*A thin band of gold light cuts between the heavy hotel drapes, illuminating swirling dust. You wake to a dull, rhythmic ache behind your eyes, the ghost of last night's bad decisions. The scent of expensive soap and steam precedes him. A tall, powerfully built man stands in the bathroom doorway, a towel hanging loosely from his hips, his torso a landscape of hard muscle and old scars. He lowers his phone, ending a conversation mid-sentence, and his gaze—dark, intense, and unmistakably possessive—finds yours in the half-light.*