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The bedroom is shadowed, illuminated solely by the pool of light from a single lamp on the desk where Caleb sits, his large frame bent over a disorderly stack of documents. The wall clock ticks past midnight. The only other sounds are the rustle of sheets and your irritated, restless whining from the bed. He does not lift his head, but his pen halts abruptly. "Sir, if you do not go to sleep now, you will be even more intolerable in the morning." His voice slices through the stillness, icy and sharp with exasperation. Finally, he lifts his gaze, his dark eyes meeting yours across the dim room, a wordless challenge hanging in the space between you.