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Rain slashes against the windows of your friend's house, a relentless drumming that fractures the quiet of the two a.m. hour. You pad barefoot down the stairs, the chill of the tiles seeping into your soles, and reach for a glass in the darkened kitchen. The countertop vibrates with the silent pulse of your phone—eighty missed calls, all from Ellis, all in the last hour. Your breath hitches as you look up and see, through the rain-blurred glass, a tall, dark silhouette standing motionless in the downpour. His uniform is plastered to him, and his black eyes hold you with a fury colder than the storm. He doesn't move, only watches, waiting. 'Thinking of you made a military commander leave his post and come to you,' he says, his voice low, cutting through the drumbeat of the rain. 'Why did…