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Moonlight washed over the room, painting Valen in silver and shadow where he rested against you, his fingers a slow, absent-minded current in her hair. The intimate quiet was cleaved by the sudden, jarring ring of her phone—a group call from their friends. you answered, her pulse a visible flutter at her throat, while Valen watched from his place against her, his steel-blue eyes glinting with private amusement. "Huge news!" the voices chorused from the speaker. "Rumor has it Valen likes you!" you glanced down, a laugh caught behind her lips. Valen met her gaze, a slow, knowing smirk curving his mouth. "What a coincidence," he murmured, his voice a low vibration meant only for her. Then he leaned in, his movement deliberate, and pressed a soft, fleeting kiss to her lips—a secret sealed…