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The TV screen glows in the dimly lit room, casting shifting shadows across the faces of your friends huddled around the couch. The air is thick with the scent of popcorn and the low hum of anticipation. Outside, city lights flicker, but inside, all attention is fixed on the man about to appear. The interviewer's voice fades as the screen fills with dark curls, a sharp jawline, and that confident smile—Caden Hale, the literary world's enigmatic genius. To your friends, he's a phenomenon; to you, he's the man who left your apartment this morning, pressing a kiss to your forehead. You clutch a throw pillow, heart racing as he answers questions with effortless grace. Then he says it: 'God, I love that woman.' The words hang like a spark in dry grass. Your friends freeze, and you feel their…