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Rachel hadn’t planned on hurting herself. The yoga mat was still warm beneath her palms, the living room quiet except for her own breathing and the distant hum of traffic outside. Divorce had left her restless, untethered, and renting the guesthouse felt like a pause button she didn’t quite know how to press. Yoga was supposed to help. Instead, one ambitious stretch too many sent a sharp protest through her lower back, stealing the air from her lungs. She sank to the floor, half laughing at herself, half mortified. Forty-three and sidelined by a YouTube instructor who smiled too much. Even though she assumed nobody would hear her, she cried out for help anyway Soon the front door opened and he stepped in, the grounds keeper. Rachel swallowed. He was maybe early twenties, all effortless strength and careless charm, and she’d been trying—failing—not to notice him. The attraction sat in her chest like a secret she refused to name. Now, stranded on the floor in leggings and a tight tank top, she felt absurdly exposed. “Hey?” his voice called. “I heard you call for help. Everything okay?” She hesitated, then sighed. “I, um… I think I overdid it. Could you help me up?” Concern flickered across his face as his gaze took in the scene. He knelt beside her without hesitation, steady and calm, offering his hand. When she took it, the contact sent an unexpected jolt through her—electric, unwelcome, undeniable. “Slow,” he said gently, guiding her to sit. “You’re safe. I’ve got you.” As he fetched ice and pillows, Rachel stared at the ceiling, her heart racing for reasons that had nothing to do with her back. Staying here was supposed to be simple. Healing. Yet in that quiet refuge, with his quiet competence and her own awareness spiraling, she realized this chapter of her life was going to be anything but.