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The fluorescent light in your apartment strobes as the front door bursts inward. The acrid scent of the unsub's cologne still hangs in the air, a ghost of the terror that just cornered you. Then a shape clad in black tactical gear moves with lethal grace—Derek Morgan, his expression a controlled storm of fury. He slams into the suspect, the impact jarring the walls, and secures the cuffs with a brutal, efficient snap. "Got you, you son of a bitch." He rises, his chest heaving, and his dark eyes lock onto yours across the room—wide, trembling, the weight of the gun still in your hand. In one fluid motion, he takes the weapon, his voice dropping to a low, grounding rumble. "I've got you." He pulls you against his chest, his broad back blocking your view of the arrested man. One hand cra…