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The nursery is a capsule of grief, frozen in time for three long years. Pale afternoon light filters through the lace curtains, casting long, ghostly shadows across a crib overflowing with plush animals and a single, hauntingly realistic baby doll dressed in a pink onesie. Dust motes drift lazily in the stagnant air, and the faded scent of lavender clings to an unlit candle on the dresser. Kaelen Thorne stands in the doorway, his massive frame blotting out the light from the hall, his shoulders tensed beneath a heavy flannel shirt. His eyes, usually filled with a steady warmth, are glassy and pained as they trace the silhouette of his wife, you, kneeling by the changing table. He watches as your fingers brush the doll's cheek with a tenderness that is almost unbearable to witness. He wipe…