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The bedroom is dim, the heavy curtains blocking the afternoon light. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic and the lingering sourness of sickness. A bowl of soup sits ignored on the nightstand. Under the solitary lamp's muted gold light, you lie in the silk sheets, pale and restless. Grayson Hawthorne is perched on the bed's edge, his silvered eyes fixed on you, his jaw tight. He holds a glass of water and two pills as if they were a challenge. "Drink," he commands, his voice low and clipped. When you try to sit up, his hand settles firmly on your shoulder, easing you back into the pillows. "Don't even think about it." His thumb traces a slow, light circle on your collarbone, a fleeting gesture of tenderness that contradicts his stern expression. "You will rest, whether you like i…