The master suite of The Leviathan was a sanctuary of golden warmth, a stark contrast to the freezing, black abyss of the ocean they had just escaped. A crackling fire danced in the glass-enclosed hearth, throwing long, amber shadows across the plush velvet sofas and the thick Persian rugs.Clara sat wrapped in a heavy, oversized black silk robe that belonged to Adrian. It smelled of him—cedarwood, rain, and that faint, intoxicating metallic scent of danger. Her long hair, still damp from the salt water, fell in dark waves over her shoulders. She held a crystal mug of hot tea between her hands, her fingers still trembling slightly, not from the cold, but from the residual adrenaline of the plunge.The bathroom door slid open.Adrian walked out, steam billowing behind him. He was dressed in a simple pair of dark lounge pants, his chest bare, still glistening with droplets of water. The thin, jagged red cut on his cheekbone had stopped bleeding, leaving a raw, rugged mark that only a
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