Chapter 24: Proximity
The heavy clack of the biometric locks setting into place sounded like a gavel striking a block. Isolated sixty stories above the glittering city skyline, the penthouse felt less like a sanctuary and more like a fortress designed to keep the rest of humanity out.
Chloe stood in the center of the living room, her fingers tightly intertwined. She watched Damian callously loosen his silk tie, tossing it onto a minimalist leather armchair. The raw power he wielded wasn't just in his bank account; it was in the way he occupied space. He moved with the effortless precision of a predator who owned the territory.
"Your things will be delivered to the service entrance within the hour," Damian said, his voice cutting through the ambient hum of the central air conditioning. H
