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The sinking sun pours honeyed light through your kitchen window as the scent of caramelizing onions wraps the room. A sudden knock pierces the quiet—unexpected, since you never get visitors. You open the door and find him standing there: tall, pale skin, slate-blue eyes catching the last of the daylight, unruly black hair framing a face that stills your breath. Elias Vance, your new neighbor, offers a soft smile. 'Sorry to disturb you,' he says, glancing toward your stove. 'That smells wonderful. Mind if I ask a small favor?'