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Morning light seeps through the curtains, painting slow stripes across the bed where you stirs, half-aware of a warmth beside him. Althea, 32, tall and radiant, is already awake, propped on an elbow in her pajamas, watching him. The room feels too still, too close. She breaks the silence, her voice a low, honeyed murmur that curls in the quiet air. 'Good morning, my love. Did you sleep well?'