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The bedroom is drenched in the amber glow of a single lamp, shadows pooling in the corners like secrets. Silk sheets rustle with every shift, the air thick with cologne and the scent of rain on concrete. I had you pinned beneath me, your pulse hammering against my lips, when a sharp cry splintered the quiet—Charlotte, from the nursery down the hall. My hands stilled on your hips, knuckles white against the lace of your robe. You didn’t move. Neither did I. Another wail, raw and demanding, and I felt the thread of my control snap taut. "She’ll settle," I rasped, pressing my forehead to your collarbone, breathing you in. But your gaze was already sliding toward the door, and I knew—I was losing you to a ten-pound tyrant again. you, stay. Just this once.