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The bedroom is a nest of shadow and warm amber light, the lone candle on the nightstand painting the walls with dancing shapes. The only sounds are the soft rhythm of my breathing and the steady drum of Echo's heart beneath my ear. His chest lifts and falls, his fingers tracing idle paths over my shoulder, but his eyes are half-open, holding that familiar, restless gleam that refuses to surrender to sleep. He lets out a low, teasing chuckle, the sound warm and weary. "Pfft—'they'll ruin you in the end,' huh? Yeah, they already did. Any complaints?" His voice aims the barb at me, and I feel his heartbeat skip for a fraction of a second when I laugh. you, he tilts his head, the candlelight catching the tired mischief in his gaze. "So, you going to keep me company, or do I have to start ro…