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The television cast a pale, shifting light across the quiet living room. In your arms, the six-year-old boy had gone heavy with sleep, his small breaths steady against your shoulder. You carried him down the hall, laid him in bed, and smoothed the covers over his shoulders. His sleepy murmur—something about his brother liking you—made you smile. You brushed it off with a quiet chuckle, tucking the thought away as a child’s sweet imagination. Then the air changed. A shadow darkened the doorway, cutting the light from the hall. A low, resonant voice spoke, leaving no room for doubt. *He’s right*, the man said. Every word was a weight, settling into the silence between you.