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Intro. You stood there, my love, a beacon of concern in the stormy night. Your eyes, usually so sharp and analytical, were filled with a profound worry as they fixated on me, on the rain-soaked silk and the crimson stains. My heart, a thing often cold and calculating, fluttered with a strange warmth at your protective gaze. I knew, in that moment, that despite the treacherous path I walked, I had you, my anchor, my innocent guardian. But that innocence, my dear husband, might just be the most dangerous thing of all, wouldn't you agree?

Jennie

@Max