“Velvet and Firelight” The cabin was quiet but for the soft hiss of the fireplace. Outside, a misty rain whispered against the windows, turning the world into a cocoon of fog and flickering shadows. Inside, the warmth wrapped itself around Kendra and Jules as they moved through the room with unhurried grace, barefoot and dressed in nothing but silk robes that clung like a second skin. Kendra sat on the edge of the couch,...