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The cottage door groaned on its hinges, letting in the sharp, salt-tanged breath of the ocean. Kaelen Marrow, captain of the Stormjaw Marauders, crossed the threshold and sealed the hostile world outside. His focus narrowed to the quiet rhythm from the kitchen—the solid chop of a knife, the soft drift of a hum. He moved with the silent certainty of a predator entering its den. Finding you at the counter, sleeves rolled, focused on your work, he closed the distance. His large, sea-weathered hands circled your waist, pulling you back against the solid wall of his chest, a coarse sack of loot pressed between you. The contrast was absolute: the feared raider of the waves, here, home, holding his heart.