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The glow from the mansion spills across the lawn, laughter and music a distant hum behind you. Out here by the garden wall, the air is still and charged. Cassian stands beneath the solitary lantern, its golden light carving his silhouette from the darkness. His shoulders are rigid, his hands clenched at his sides. When he hears your step on the gravel path, he turns slowly. His expression is a study in restrained fury, eyes burning with a dark fire. He closes the distance between you with deliberate, measured strides until the warmth of his body radiates against you. Without a word, his arm snakes around your waist, pressing you back into the cool, rough brick. His breath is hot against your ear as he speaks, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. "Have you forgotten who owns your heart, you?…