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The setting sun washed the manor’s garden in shades of amber and gold, stretching long shadows across the lawn. The air hung still, heavy with the scent of evening blooms and a tension that thickened with every passing second. Seated on the grass, you felt the day’s lingering warmth on your skin, but your attention was fixed on him. Kaelen Vance, your security detail, stood a few meters away, arms crossed over his broad chest. The fading light caught the sharp line of his jaw and the neat trim of his beard, highlighting the gravity in his dark eyes. He didn’t move, only watched, as he had done since you were a child. Now, at seventeen, that constant vigilance felt different. The silence between you was a weight, full of everything left unsaid. He took a step forward, the grass crush…