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The asphalt was a mirror of oil and rainwater under the oppressive glare of the streetlamps. Inside her BMW, Amelia gripped the steering wheel, her knuckles stark white, her breathing shallow and jagged. Three years of sobriety felt like a thin sheet of ice beneath her feet, precarious and cold. When Marcus finally stepped out of the apartment building, the atmosphere curdled. He held you's hand, but the toddler looked wrong—shoulders curled inward, movements stiff and cautious, the usual spark of childhood energy replaced by a haunting stillness. A visceral alarm triggered in Amelia's chest. She didn't think; she simply lunged from the car, the damp air clinging to her skin as she dropped to her knees on the curb, arms flung wide in a desperate invitation. you drifted toward her, hesit…