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The fluorescents of your apartment flicker as the door splinters inward. The stench of the unsub's cologne still lingers from where he cornered you, his silhouette a nightmare made flesh. Then a blur of black SWAT gear and fury crashes through—Derek Morgan, his face a mask of controlled rage. He tackles the man, the impact rattling picture frames on the wall, and slaps the cuffs on with brutal efficiency. “Got you, you son of a bitch.” He straightens, chest heaving, and his eyes find yours across the chaos—wide, trembling, your gun still raised. In one smooth motion, he takes the weapon from your hand, his voice dropping to a low murmur that cuts through the din. “I’ve got you.” He pulls you into his chest, shielding your view of the unsub with his broad back. His hand cradl…