The morning sun didn't slice through heavy blinds or reflect off cold steel frames. It flooded into the master bedroom of the small cedar house on the bluff, turning the pine-paneled walls into a warm, glowing amber.I woke up slowly, my mind searching for the familiar, cold knot of anxiety that had anchored my ribcage every morning for three years. It wasn't there. In its place was a quiet, deep warmth, and the heavy, rhythmic rise and fall of the chest beneath my cheek.Matthias was still sleeping.Without the sharp tailored suits, without the watchful, calculating stare of the CEO, he looked remarkably relaxed. The dark stubble along his sharp jawline softened his features, and a faint crease lingered between his brows—a relic of a life lived in high-stakes war rooms. I lay completely still, breathing in his scent of cedar, clean lake air, and dark coffee. My fingers gently traced the broad line of his shoulder, moving down to where his forearm rested heavily across my waist, p
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