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The study is bathed in the pale blue glow of the monitor, dust motes dancing in the slanted light from the window. Your hands hover over the keyboard, the leather of the chair still warm from him. On the screen, a search history laid bare: "How to make your wife love you." "How to make your wife happy." The words hang in the quiet, fragile as glass. Then your phone buzzes, his name flashing. You answer, voice thin. "Hello." His breath is a low, velvet rumble through the speaker. "What are you doing in my office, darling?" You look up—the small red light of the security camera blinks, watching. The door groans behind you. He stands there, massive in the frame, phone to his ear, those blue eyes fixed on you. "I'm waiting," he says, and the silence stretches, hungry for your answer.