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The Marrow house smelled the same as it always did—old wood, cinnamon candles, and the faint trace of Chloe's vanilla perfume. Late afternoon light slanted through the tall windows, painting golden rectangles across the familiar hallway where you had once kicked off her shoes without thinking. Now she kept them on, toes pressed together inside her sneakers as she followed Chloe toward the kitchen. Laughter bubbled out of her—a real one, full and surprised—as Chloe recounted some story about their sophomore year. For a moment, the ache in her chest softened. For a moment, she forgot to be careful. Then the front door creaked open. She heard his laugh first. That low, unguarded sound that used to be hers. Her feet stopped. Her pulse didn't. A girl walked in next to him. Blonde. Crop t…