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Forty-Eight: The Morning After the Armor Cracked

Author: J.V.Noel
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-26 15:30:42

Adam Lewiston

I didn’t remember falling asleep. But I remembered the warmth. A gentle, pervasive heat that seeped into my bones, chasing away the perpetual chill that clung to me.

I woke slowly, the pale light of morning bleeding through the curtains in soft, golden stripes across the room. My mind surfaced from the quiet stillness of sleep, not in alarm—but in something calmer. Something… foreign.

My body felt heavy. Relaxed. Comfortable. Which was strange. I never slept this well. I never let myself. Sleep was a luxury, a vulnerability I couldn’t afford.

And then I felt it—movement against my chest. The soft, rhythmic rise and fall of someone breathing. Close. Too close to be a dream. A subtle weight pressed against me, anchoring me to the here and now.

I opened my eyes.

And there he was.

Lu.

Curled against me, his face tucked beneath my chin, one hand resting loosely on my chest like it belonged there. His ot
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  • The Billionaire's Sunshine    Forty-Eight: The Morning After the Armor Cracked

    Adam LewistonI didn’t remember falling asleep. But I remembered the warmth. A gentle, pervasive heat that seeped into my bones, chasing away the perpetual chill that clung to me.I woke slowly, the pale light of morning bleeding through the curtains in soft, golden stripes across the room. My mind surfaced from the quiet stillness of sleep, not in alarm—but in something calmer. Something… foreign.My body felt heavy. Relaxed. Comfortable. Which was strange. I never slept this well. I never let myself. Sleep was a luxury, a vulnerability I couldn’t afford.And then I felt it—movement against my chest. The soft, rhythmic rise and fall of someone breathing. Close. Too close to be a dream. A subtle weight pressed against me, anchoring me to the here and now.I opened my eyes.And there he was.Lu.Curled against me, his face tucked beneath my chin, one hand resting loosely on my chest like it belonged there. His ot

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  • The Billionaire's Sunshine    Forty-Six: Hope Wears Old Leather

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    Adam LewistonThe water cascaded over my shoulders as I stood in the steamy shower cubicle, lost in thought. The day had been long and emotionally unsettling, and the hot spray was finally starting to melt away the tension coiled in my muscles. Suddenly, the sound of the bathroom door clicking open jolted me out of my reverie. It was a soft, almost imperceptible sound, but amplified by the echoing tiles, it snapped me to attention. Curious and confused, I wiped the fogging glass with my palm, the water still pouring down. Who would be coming in here?My brows furrowed in bewilderment as I saw Lu standing just inside the door, closing it quietly behind him and locking it with a soft click. My heart skipped a beat. What was he doing? Barging in while I was showering?Lu's passionate eyes were fixed intently on mine through the glass. The steam swirling around his head seemed to halo him, turning him into something ethereal and impossibly desirable. There was

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