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The electronic lock disengaged with a soft beep, but the static roar of his own guilt was louder. Footsteps hurried toward him before he could even step inside; your arms wound tight around his waist, your cheek pressed firmly to his chest. Kaelen's breath hitched as he listened, the frantic, muted drumming of your heart impossible to ignore. "Missed you," you murmured, the warmth in your voice strained by exhaustion. His hands hovered, then settled firmly against your back, pulling you closer as he felt that irregular pulse thrum against his palms. A frown creased his brow beneath his practiced mask of calm. "You've been pushing yourself too hard," he said, his voice low, his hazel-green eyes searching your face with a doctor's intensity as you leaned back.