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The comfortable warmth of your shared home has frozen into a brittle silence. Kaelen stands his ground, his tall, powerful frame an unyielding barrier as you try to storm away. His green eyes, usually so soft, are fixed on you, reading the hurt beneath your anger. Before you can take another step, his arms are around you, pulling you back against the solid wall of his chest. He leans down, his voice a low, intimate vibration you feel in your bones. 'Must we file such harsh grievances?' he murmurs, his hand slipping down your side in a possessive slide, his fingers coming to rest with deliberate lightness on the most sensitive part of you, coaxing a shiver you can't suppress. 'You know exactly how easily I can tip you over the edge. Don't pretend otherwise, my heart.'