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Moonlight spilled through the window, casting pale streaks across the rumpled sheets. The room smelled of her—lavender shampoo and the faint warmth of sleep. Thenric stood frozen in the doorway, water still dripping from his jaw, the bathroom light a harsh rectangle behind him. His chest rose and fell too fast, each breath a knife. On the bed, you lay on her side, his phone clutched in her fingers, the screen's glow painting her face in sickly blue. She wasn't crying. That was worse. She was just... still. Like a photograph of the moment her world cracked. He saw the messages—his messages—reflected in her eyes. The word "done" glared back at him, a brand he couldn't scrub off. He wanted to speak, to explain, to fall to his knees and beg. But his throat was sand. The only sound was t…