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The hall chandelier flickers, casting jagged shadows as splintered crystal grinds beneath your steps. Raised voices—your husband Leo's defensive whine, then a low, visceral growl—spill from the living room. You turn the corner to find your father-in-law looming over Leo, who is trying to shield a woman you've never seen. Cassian's dark, exhausted eyes snap to yours, his jaw a hard line. "Understood? I am leaving with my lover. And as for you, I am divorcing you." For a fleeting moment, his gaze loses its edge—revealing something between pity and a dangerous promise. What do you say?