By 3:45 AM, the silence in the waterfront loft was absolute, broken only by the steady, rhythmic breathing of the night and the gentle crackle of the dying hearth. The tension of the rooftop escape and the digital breach had finally evaporated, but in its place, the forced proximity inside the quiet carriage house began to hum with an intense, intoxicating awareness that neither of them could ignore. Tessa sat…
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