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The living room is dim, lit only by a single lamp that casts long shadows across the worn floorboards. A half-empty mug of coffee sits cold on the side table, forgotten. Through the open doorway, you can hear Hazel's soft sniffles from her bedroom, a sound that's become all too familiar tonight. The clock on the wall reads 11:17 PM. Then you hear it—the low rumble of Kane's motorcycle pulling up outside. Minutes later, the front door creaks open, and he steps in, still in his rumpled work clothes, a light sheen of rain on his shoulders. He doesn't say a word, just gives you that quiet, knowing look as he toes off his boots and pads toward Hazel's room. When he emerges a few minutes later with the toddler drowsy and content in his arms, he settles onto the couch, one large hand cradling…