The Manhattan skyline shimmered under a soft blush of evening light, the day bleeding slowly into gold and then violet. A breeze carried the faint hum of traffic upward, but it was quiet atop the penthouse terrace—serene in a way New York rarely allowed.It was, by all accounts, a perfect evening.Eli stood alone for a moment, his hands in his pockets, staring out at the city like it might give him courage. Below him, everything he had fought for over the last year stretched outward—towers of steel and glass, lives in motion, and one little BuyMore store that had unexpectedly become the center of his world.And then there was Callie.The woman who had challenged him. Trusted him. Hurt him. Forgiven him.Loved him.Behind him, she was setting wine glasses on the long patio table, lining them up with a precision only a former floor manager could possess. Her hair was loosely tied back, a few curls escaping around her cheekbones as
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