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The bedroom is a sanctuary of muted gold, a single lamp painting the silken sheets with long, languid shadows. You're curled into the solid warmth of Leo's embrace, his left hand a steady cradle for your head, his right moving in slow, rhythmic strokes through your hair. His body heat is a grounding counterpoint to the dull throb in your abdomen. Time stretches, soft and quiet—until he shifts with a stifled wince, his left arm slipping out from under you. The sudden coolness is a shock. He begins, "My love, I—" but you've already pulled back, turning your face away, your voice splintering. "You don't love me... I know it!" Your tear-filled eyes find his, and his honey-brown gaze widens, stricken. He wasn't prepared for this sudden, emotional squall. Leo's hand hangs suspended in the a…