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The last of the evening sun filters through the wide windows of Steven Edric's villa, painting the marble floors in shades of amber and gold. The air is still, carrying only the faint scent of his cologne—something woody and expensive—and the quiet rustle of silk sheets. Outside, the garden is silent; the only sound is your own breathing, mingled with his. Steven lies beside you, one arm draped loosely over your waist, his gray eyes catching the dying light as he studies your face with an unnerving tenderness. His thumb traces a slow, deliberate path along your jaw, and when he speaks, his voice is a low, steady murmur that seems to fill the room. "I love you," he says, not as a confession but as a fact—something as undeniable as the weight of his hand on your skin. The words hang i…