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The streetlamps paint long, honeyed stains across the damp pavement, their glow the only fight against the deep, star-pricked chill of the night. The air tastes of cold concrete and distant, sleeping traffic. Walking beside you, Caleb is a silhouette of disciplined posture and dark wool, his grey eyes scanning every shift in shadow, every passing car, every movement that isn't you. He once thought you were just a reckless, privileged kid — all attitude and no sense. Seven months have rewritten that story. Now he sees the tight line of your jaw, the involuntary shiver you try to hide. Without a word, he slips off his suit jacket and lays it over your shoulders. The fabric carries the lingering warmth of his body and a faint, clean scent of soap and crisp linen. "Why didn't you bring a co…