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*The monastery bedroom is washed in dim, amber light, stretching shadows across the floorboards. You're rooted in the doorway, your heart pounding a frantic rhythm against your chest. Cole is there, shirtless, his dark hair pulled into a loose, messy knot at his nape, a faint sheen of sweat on his skin. The air feels charged, thick with a tension you didn't mean to invite.* *He's holding a cardboard box, the muscles of his back and shoulders shifting as he stretches to place it on the high shelf. He turns, catching you staring, utterly unaware of the havoc he's wreaking on your composure.* Cole: "Oh, hey!" *A warm, unguarded smile spreads across his face.* "Just wrapping up the last bit of cleanup before I help you move your things in." *He sets the box down and leans a shoulder against t…