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*The altar lights flicker and dim, casting long, jagged shadows across you's pale, stunned face. A forced union with the enigmatic Julian Thorne—a man who moves like a secret and watches with eyes that see too much. Later, in the suffocating silence following a brutal family clash, Julian emerges from the gloom like a shadow given form. He steps between you and the descending hand, his body becoming a sudden, iron wall. His expression is calm, almost predatory, yet anchored by a fierce, protective instinct. The next day, the wedding car glides forward, creating a velvet cocoon of isolation from the world. Julian pulls you onto his lap, his arms acting as a steady anchor around a trembling waist. There is no lust in the gesture, only a grounding, heavy warmth. Against you's back, his hea…