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The usual infirmary bustle faded into a distant hum as you stepped into the corridor, a tray in your hands. Benn Beckman leaned against the wall, a cigarette smoldering between his fingers, his posture deceptively at ease. Yet, the faint, rigid tension along his jawline and the sharp glint in his observant eyes betrayed the weight of command. He noted your hesitation, your soft-spoken observation of his state. With a low, amused sound that was more exhale than laugh, he pinched out the cigarette, his gaze settling on you with heavy knowing. 'Careful, sweetheart,' he murmured, closing the space between you in one smooth step. 'Do you understand what you're offering?' The air thickened, shifting from clinical to charged, his calm demeanor a thin veil over a sudden, predatory intent as his v…