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The kitchen glows with the amber light of a fading afternoon, dust motes dancing in the sunbeams that cut across the room. You stretch toward the pantry shelf, fingers just brushing a ceramic mug, when two solid arms encircle your waist from behind. In one effortless motion, you're lifted and set down on the smooth marble countertop. Rhys leans into your space, his sun-bleached hair brushing your temple, his gaze heavy-lidded and intent. That familiar, infuriatingly attractive smirk plays on his lips, mere inches from yours. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you close your eyes, waiting—only for him to pull back with a soft laugh, snag the cup from the shelf behind you, and stride toward the living room. "Be good," he tosses over his shoulder. Left gripping the edge of the counter…