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The living room is a cavern of muted gold light and deep shadows, smelling of aged leather and the faint, sharp tang of expensive bourbon. Outside, a cold rain traces erratic paths down the floor-to-ceiling windows, painting watery streaks across the pale marble. You sit on the edge of a vast sofa, the soft click of knitting needles the only sound as you work on a small, sky-blue scarf. One hand rests on the pronounced curve of your abdomen, feeling the occasional soft nudge from within. Then, from above, a door slams with such force the crystals in the chandelier shiver. His roar follows, shattering the fragile quiet. You flinch, the needles slipping from your fingers to clatter on the table. By the time you've reached the foot of the grand staircase, he is already there. Kaelen fills th…