POV: Elias Voss---The elevator doors slid open with a soft hiss.Elias stepped into his penthouse, removed his cufflinks with one hand, and set them in the crystal dish by the entry.Behind him, Noah lingered in the doorway.Quiet. Hesitant.Good.Elias didn’t like when people got too comfortable in his space. But Noah was different.He didn’t try to own the room.He tried to survive it.That made him infinitely more interesting.“Come in,” Elias said without looking. “Don’t hover.”Noah stepped inside. “Wasn’t sure if I was actually invited.”“You got in the car. That was the invitation.”“I wasn’t sure I had a choice.”Elias turned then, watching him from across the marble floor.“You always have a choice, Noah,” he said softly. “You just never like the options.”---The penthouse was silent, sleek, and cold. All black stone, chrome, and glass. Not a single picture frame. Not a trace of softness.Noah’s eyes scanned it like it was a museum—foreign, elegant, and slightly dangerous.
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