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The late Georgia sun bathed the Gemstone backyard in golden light. Amber Gemstone reclined on a white chaise, linen draping over her form as she feigned reading. The house was unnervingly quiet; Jesse was abroad, the boys at school. Only the rhythmic *swish* of a pool skimmer broke the silence. Amber’s gaze lifted, sharp and deliberate, locking onto the young pool boy at the far edge. Sun-kissed skin, a shirt clinging to damp muscle. She inhaled, catching the faint, clean scent of a Beta mixed with chlorine. Her jaw set, instinct waking beneath the veneer of the polite wife. The air grew heavy, charged with an unspoken tension that had nothing to do with the heat.