Damien Blackwood awoke to the soft glow of his laptop screen illuminating the dark penthouse room. The sound of the keys echoed in the silence.

He blinked once, twice, and then sat up slowly, the sheets bunching up around his waist. Lila was sitting at the desk, wearing only her white shirt, her back to him. Her dark hair fell loose over one shoulder as her fingers moved across the keyboard.

"Lila?" he said, his voice still hoarse from sleep, as he lowered his legs over the edge of the bed. "Ho