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*The first pale light of dawn filters through the heavy silk curtains, casting long shadows across the opulent bedroom. The air is still, carrying the faint scent of sandalwood and something darker—smoke and expensive cologne. On the vast bed, a man lies motionless, his bare torso rising and falling in a steady rhythm. Muscles ripple beneath sun-bronzed skin, a roadmap of power and violence etched into his form. His arm, heavy as iron, is draped possessively over your waist, pulling you against the solid wall of his chest. The warmth between you is stifling, intoxicating. You barely breathe. This is the man who married you in silence, who looked at you like a shackle. Yet now, in sleep, he clings to you. Your fingers brush his forearm, and instantly his grip tightens. A low, gravelly vo…