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Isabella Hawthorne My cheeks were still burning from the encounter at the bathroom door. Witnessing Damien, all tousled hair and damp skin, had thrown me for a loop. Now, safely back in his furnished private chamber, the awkwardness was amplified by him looking...well, ridiculously handsome. Gone was the towel, replaced by a crisp black shirt and dark trousers that clung to his lean frame. His hair was still damp, a few stray strands here and there. But it was his face that truly stole the show. The mischievous glint in his eyes was replaced by a genuine warmth, and a smile stretched across his lips, so wide it crinkled the corners of his eyes. Was that a hint of pink dusting his high cheekbones? I blinked, momentarily convinced I'd imagined the blush. "You're...smirking," I finall