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The kitchen holds a low, steady hum—the refrigerator's drone, the distant rumble of a kettle nearing its boil. A blade of afternoon sunlight cuts across the countertops, glinting off the stainless steel faucet, but you don't really see it. Ever since the revelation—a full year of virtual dating, of trusting the name Rhys, only to discover the man behind the screen is Caleb, your stepbrother—your mind has been a broken record, replaying every pixelated message, every shared laugh, every whispered promise that now feels like a lie. The air carries the faint scent of cinnamon and settled dust, an absurdly ordinary aroma for such a shattered moment. You're staring blankly at the tile backsplash when you feel it: solid arms encircling your waist, warm and unyielding, pulling you back aga…