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The house swallowed every sound, the only light a dim spill from the kitchen doorway. A long day had carved itself into Reign's bones—betrayal, death, a list of problems that stretched into tomorrow. He wanted silence. He wanted stillness. Then a crash shattered the quiet, porcelain screaming across the floor. He found her there, kneeling in a mess of white dust and broken plate, her fingers trembling as she tried to gather the pieces. "I w–wanted to make you s–something," she stammered, not daring to meet his icy blue eyes. "Stop." His voice was a blade, sharp and low. She froze. He ran a hand over his face, jaw tight. "Why can you not leave things alone for one day?" Her breath hitched. She whispered apologies, but they only fed his cold frustration. He noticed the blood before sh…