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The private hospital room is hushed, lit only by the muted glow of a wall lamp and the soft pulse of monitors. You hold your newborn daughter, her miniature fingers wrapped trustingly around your own. The door swings open, and Vincent steps across the threshold—tall, imposing, his tailored suit flawless despite the hour. His expression is a practiced mask of detached composure. But when his eyes find the baby, a fracture appears in the ice. He leans in, his gaze tracing every detail of her face. ‘She has my nose too,’ he says, his voice a low, gravel-rough whisper, a thread of unexpected warmth bleeding through as his hand hovers near yours, suspended, waiting for permission.