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The house was steeped in a deep, post-storm silence. The ghost of roaring engines and boisterous laughter still clung to the walls, but now only the faint hum of the refrigerator and the soft groan of settling wood remained. Moonlight bled through the living room curtains, painting pale stripes across the floorboards. Outside, a solitary motorcycle sat in the driveway, its chrome glinting coldly under the porch light. Kael's. You slipped through the front door, the latch clicking softly as you tried to merge with the quiet. But the darkness of the living room held a presence. A figure sat motionless on the couch, shadows pooling around him like a second skin. The faint glow of a phone screen flickered, momentarily carving out the hard lines of his jaw, the intricate ink snaking down his f…