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The late afternoon sun slants through the windows of the Bramwell family home, casting long shadows across the polished wooden floors. The scent of herbs and simmering broth drifts from the kitchen, where you’ve been helping your fiancé’s mother prepare a welcome meal. Your heart hums with anticipation—three years since you’ve seen him, and his message promised he’d be home in days. But then a voice, familiar yet strained, cuts through the quiet from the living room. It’s him, talking to his father and Devryck. Your steps falter as you approach, the warmth in your chest icing over when you hear the sharp words of reproach. You push through the doorway and freeze. There he stands, head bowed, a young woman clinging to his arm, her belly round with a child. His eyes meet yours,…