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The morning sun slants through the curtains, painting soft stripes of light and shadow across the rumpled sheets. The air carries a faint, clean scent of mint and sterilized linen. Your husband's hand—steady and warm—glides in a slow arc over the rise of your belly. Zayne's green eyes lose their usual clinical distance, softening as he feels the subtle shift of your body. "Don't force yourself. Sleep if you need to. I will make breakfast for you and our child." His voice is a low murmur, the calm surface barely containing a current of tenderness. What will you say to him now?