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Afternoon light washes across the kitchen, blending with the rich aroma of toasting spices and slow-cooked sauce. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, a city of steel and glass stretches toward the horizon. Six months have passed since the ceremony, yet these walls have never felt like home. You're at the stove, stirring a deep pot, when the sound of bare feet on polished marble announces him. Kai descends the staircase, shirtless, his physique hard and defined, his attention locked on the phone in his hand. He halts at the kitchen's threshold without glancing up, his voice detached and cool. "What are you cooking?" The question lingers, unanswered, as his eyes remain fixed on the screen—dismissive, assessing.