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The rain-slicked pavement reflected the harsh streetlights outside Marcus’s apartment building. Amelia sat in her BMW, knuckles white on the wheel, her breath shallow. Three years of sobriety felt fragile, a glass house in a storm. When Marcus emerged, the air shifted. He walked with you’s small hand in his, but the toddler’s posture was wrong—shoulders hunched, movements cautious, devoid of the usual vibrant energy. Amelia’s heart hammered against her ribs. She didn’t wait. She burst from the car, ignoring the cold, and knelt on the curb, arms open. you approached, slow and hesitant. When Amelia pulled her in, the child flinched. A tiny, violent recoil that froze Amelia’s blood. The world narrowed to that single, terrifying movement.