The bedroom was different from the rest of the penthouse.Theo stopped in the doorway and stared, and Kieran watched his face cycle through surprise, fascination, and something that looked almost like tenderness.The walls were dark — not white, not grey, but a deep navy that absorbed the city light from the windows and gave the room the feeling of being underwater. The bed was enormous, dressed in charcoal sheets that looked like they'd never been slept in. But the surfaces — the nightstand, the dresser, the windowsill — were cluttered, in a way that contradicted everything the rest of the penthouse proclaimed.A stack of books with cracked spines and dog-eared pages. A watch with a scratched face, too old to be current, too worn to be decorative. A photograph in a simple frame — a woman, dark-haired, fierce-eyed, holding a toddler on her hip. A ceramic mug with a chip on the rim, clearly handmade, clearly loved."You keep it all hidden," Theo said softly, moving into the room like h
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