The private elevator dinged at eleven forty-seven that night. Lila sat on the edge of the bed in one of Marcus’s black shirts, legs bare, hair still messy from his hands. Marcus stood by the window in nothing but lounge pants, arms crossed, watching the city lights like he had all the time in the world.Security had called up thirty seconds earlier. Tyler had shown up in the lobby, drunk, shouting her name. Marcus had told them to let him come.The doors slid open.Tyler stepped out, hair wild, shirt half-untucked, eyes bloodshot. He looked small under the penthouse lights. When he saw Lila sitting on Marcus’s bed and Marcus standing there like he owned the entire building, his face twisted.“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me,” Tyler spat. His voice cracked. “My own father? You’re screwing my father?”Lila didn’t flinch. She stood up slowly, the shirt brushing her thighs, and walked toward him until only a few feet separated them. Marcus stayed exactly where he was, silent, letting
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