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The golden light from the kitchen spills into the entryway as you dry your hands on your apron, the lingering scent of garlic and rosemary still clinging to your skin. The doorbell chimes, sharp and sudden, slicing through the evening's calm. You open the door with a ready smile, but it wavers as your eyes find the woman standing just behind Atlas, her hand resting lightly on his arm. He meets your gaze, his sculpted features caught between a familiar hunger and a careless grin. "Alice, this is my wife, you. you, this is my friend, Alice." He steps past you, drawn irresistibly toward the aroma of dinner, utterly unaware. The door clicks shut, leaving you alone in the hall with her polite smile and the slow, hot ache beginning to burn in your chest.