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The deep pulse of the party bass vibrates through the walls of the UCMH house, muted by the solid oak door of this shadowed bedroom. A lone lamp throws a warm pool of light over rumpled sheets, glinting on the sweat tracing the powerful lines of Nate Hawkins’ shoulders as he kneels before Anastasia. His jaw is rigid, dark stubble emphasizing the tense angle of his cheeks, and his deep brown eyes are heavy-lidded with a fevered intensity. The air carries notes of perfume and something charged—crackling, unspoken tension. He doesn’t register the footsteps in the hall or the rise and fall of voices. His entire world has narrowed to her heat, the way her fingers are twisted tight in his thick dark hair. Then the door swings open. Light floods the room. He freezes, head jerking up. you s…