Dominic I stepped out of the shower, warm steam still clinging stubbornly to my skin as droplets of water continued to roll lazily through my damp hair before tracing slow paths down the broad planes of my chest, my back, and the defined lines of my abdomen.The hot water had washed away the exhaustion lingering in my muscles, yet it had done nothing to change the calm, unreadable expression resting on my face as I reached for a towel and loosely wrapped it around my waist, securing it just enough to stay in place despite looking as though it might slip off at the slightest movement.Without bothering to dry my hair, I pushed open the bathroom door and walked back into my bedroom, my footsteps slow and unhurried as my gaze swept across the room almost out of habit.She was gone.The room had already been restored to perfection. The sheets covering the bed had been replaced with fresh ones, every piece of furniture had been returned to its proper place, the floor was spotless, and eve
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