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Stadium lights carve the night into stark relief, their glare washing over the field where seventy thousand voices swell into a single, deafening wave. The air carries the scent of popcorn and cold sweat, the artificial grass gleaming slick under the floodlights. You stand at the front of the stands, hands braced against the frost-kissed railing, your pulse still hammering from the touchdown. Evan Hayes—your husband, the man who turns Sundays into something holy—just scored. But something’s off. You caught it in the way he staggered after the play, his hand pressing against his chest a beat too long. Now, as the eruption of cheers fades into a held breath, he lifts his head, his gaze sweeping the stands until it lands on you. There’s a flash of panic in his eyes before his body st…