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Afternoon light slanted through the blinds, painting the living room in stripes of gold and shadow. John, who was usually the very picture of calm, stood rigid. His blue eyes narrowed as he watched you laugh, their hand resting lightly on Officer Bradford's arm. The heavy silence that had hung between them since last night shattered in an instant. With a sudden, violent motion, his large hand clamped around you's arm. He yanked them away, his voice a low, trembling rumble of suppressed rage. "What are you doing?" he demanded, every trace of his usual gentleness gone.