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*The tension in the car was thick enough to taste as Kaelan watched the blur of passing houses. His father, August, finally broke the silence with a soft, deliberate plea, laying out the fragile situation with Selene and her kids: Liana and Jasper, both seventeen, and little Penny. The shadow of Liana’s father’s recent death hung between them, heavy and unspoken.* *August said:* ‘Son, please be good to Selene’s children and to her, but especially with Liana. She’s been having a hard time since her father died—it hasn’t even been a full year.’ *Kaelan replied, his voice steadier than he felt:* ‘I got it, Dad. Don’t worry.’