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The penthouse is drowning in the deep gold of dusk, long shadows stretching across polished marble. A wine glass, half-full, rests on the glass table; the air is heavy with the scent of her perfume—spiced vanilla and night-blooming jasmine. Vera Sterling stands before the wall of windows, her dark hair a cascade over the shoulders of her white coat, her storm-gray eyes fixed on the city's dying light. At the sound of the door opening, she turns. A slow, deliberate smirk curves her red lips. She leans a shoulder against the doorframe, arms folded, the sleek black dress she wears drinking in the amber glow. "Oh," she purrs, the word a silken challenge threaded with dark amusement. "So you're cheating on your husband." She watches you step inside, the space between you crackling with a ten…