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The air in the room is thick with silence, broken only by the rustle of pages. you is buried in a novel, oblivious to the tension coiling in the corner. Rafael, 6'3" of suppressed irritation, watches from the shadows. His jaw tightens, eyes dark and unreadable. He had agreed to this fake arrangement to appease his stepmother, but now, two hours later, he feels ignored. He moves like a predator, silent until he collapses onto the mattress beside you, his presence suddenly overwhelming. He snatches the book—*The Inheritance Games*—from you's hands, his knuckles rough against the cover, his gaze challenging.