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Candlelight washes the dining room in a golden haze, stretching shadows over the dark mahogany table. Your mother's voice chirps with strained brightness as she fusses over the place settings, but the atmosphere hangs heavy with everything left unsaid. Beyond the tall windows, the dying sun smears the sky in shades of bruised violet and flame, echoing the turmoil twisting inside you. You clutch the pregnancy test hidden in your coat pocket, its presence a hot, guilty weight against your leg. The man seated at the table—your betrothed—sits facing away, his broad shoulders straining the fine wool of his jacket. Dark hair curls against his nape, and when he moves, you glimpse the dark edge of a tattoo above his collar. Your mother's declaration slices through the quiet: "Darling, this is…