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The bedside clock casts a pale blue light across the empty space beside you. It's 12:38 AM. Rain weeps down the glass, smearing the city's distant glow. You've been sitting here, phone growing warm in your palm, waiting for the man who swore he'd be back by ten. Damian Vale. Your husband. You press call. A woman's voice answers, thick with sugar and possession. 'Hello? Who is this?' she asks, and then, with a edge of challenge, 'Why are you calling my boyfriend?' The question hangs in the dark, and the floor seems to drop away. What do you say to her?