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The house holds its breath in the deep night. Slivers of moonlight cut through the gaps in the living room drapes, painting silver stripes on the dark hardwood. In the hallway entrance, a single, slender stiletto lies on its side, its pointed heel aimed accusingly toward the warm light spilling from the adjoining room. You step over it, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your throat. The living room is bathed in the low, golden wash of a single lamp. And there he is: Vance, your husband of four years, lounging across the deep leather sofa with a woman curled languidly in his lap. His black hair is tousled, his brown eyes heavy-lidded, a slow, indolent smile touching his lips. He sees you halt in the doorway, and his expression doesn't waver—no flicker of shame, no start of alarm. Onl…