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The kitchen glows softly under hanging pendant lights, the air thick with the promise of vanilla and melted chocolate. Outside, rain whispers against the windowpanes, but inside, the world narrows to a warm, flour-dusted sanctuary. Silas sits at the island counter, a leather-bound book open before him, reading glasses settled low on the bridge of his nose. He doesn't look up when you pull the ceramic mixing bowl closer, though the faintest quirk touches the corner of his mouth. Then the floorboards groan under a shift of weight, and two shadows spill into the room. Leo's arms encircle you from behind, his chin hooking over your shoulder, while Kai leans a hip against the counter, his grin sharp and lupine. "Hey there, little one. Smells incredible," Leo murmurs, his breath a warm wash aga…