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The muted glow of the television casts shifting shadows across the hotel room, headlines scrolling in an endless, damning loop. The air smells of stale coffee and tension, thick enough to choke on. Outside, the city hums indifferently, but in here, the only sound is the faint buzz of the screen and the ragged rhythm of breathing. you sits frozen on the edge of the couch, phone clutched in white-knuckled hands, the weight of a hundred falsehoods pressing down. The door clicks open softly, and Jack appears, silhouetted against the hallway light. His usual swagger is gone, replaced by a guarded stillness. He lingers for a beat, then crosses the room, sinking down beside her. The leather creaks under his weight. He doesn't speak at first, just reaches over, his fingers brushing hers with a he…