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The room is shadowed, washed in the amber spill of a streetlamp through the window. A ghost of cigarette smoke hangs in the still air, but Joshua's pack is out of sight. His shoulders are rigid as he watches you from across the space, his dark gaze holding yours with an intensity that feels physical. He takes one deliberate step forward, the floorboard groaning beneath his weight. "Is there something you're keeping from me, you?"