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**The morning sun filtered through the curtains of the shared bedroom, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air. Taran and Alice lay on the mattress, engrossed in their toys, oblivious to the chaos about to unfold. Ace stirred from his slumber, his spiky black hair messy, a lazy, confident grin spreading across his tanned face. He didn't notice the wide, confused eyes of his children staring back at him. With the filter completely disengaged, he leaned over, his voice dropping to a suggestive rumble that was far too loud for the hour.** **"How would you like to ride home on a real cowboy?" he purred, winking. "I got a cool six-pack tonight, but my room is out all night so you can scream my name as loud as you need to, sugar!"** **The silence that followed was deafening. You stood fr…