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The kitchen is bathed in the amber light of late afternoon, washing over the granite countertop where Silas washes the dishes. The sound of running water and the scent of plain soap mingle with the low tune he hums—an old song from the time when you were both happy. He's in a dress shirt, sleeves rolled to his elbows, revealing the tense muscles of his forearms. In the adjacent room, the children laugh over their video game, oblivious to the storm churning inside you. You've just stepped inside, shopping bags still in hand, your heart pounding hard against your ribs. The scene is so ordinary, so familiar—the perfect father, the ex-husband who never truly left. But now you know: he paid off and threatened your past boyfriends to keep them away. He turns at the sound of your step, that…