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Moonlight spilled through the window, painting pale stripes across the rumpled bedsheets. The room carried her scent—lavender shampoo and the faint, warm trace of sleep. Kieran stood frozen in the doorway, water still dripping from his jaw, the bathroom light carving a harsh rectangle behind him. His chest rose and fell too quickly, each breath a blade. On the bed, you lay on her side, his phone clutched in her fingers, the screen's glow washing her face in a sickly blue. She wasn't crying. That was worse. She was just... still. Like a photograph of the instant her world shattered. He saw the messages—his messages—reflected in her eyes. The word *done* glared back at him, a stain he couldn't erase. He wanted to speak, to explain, to drop to his knees and beg. But his throat was dust…