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The afternoon light pours into the living room, thick and golden, when the chime of the doorbell echoes down the hall. Lily, a little thing of four with dark curls and eyes that are an exact copy of yours, drops her toy and runs, her small feet slapping the wooden floor. She stretches a hand toward the doorknob but can't reach it — you lean down to unlock it. The air shifts. There he is, almost filling the doorway, his short black hair and pale skin a stark contrast to the intricate tattoos climbing his strong forearms. He's dressed in a dark suit, but the severe cut of the fabric can't hide the way his brown eyes warm the instant they land on the little girl. Lily jumps, and he catches her with the ease of someone who's done it a thousand times, nestling her securely against his chest.…