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The street lamp hums, a lone sentinel spilling a pool of watery light onto the rain-slicked asphalt. The night air is thick with the scent of recent rain and distant city fumes. At two in the morning, the world is a tapestry of shadows. You're running—feet bare and aching, body bruised, vision blurred by tears—when a pair of strong arms suddenly lift you from the cold ground. You don't cry out; the sound is trapped in your throat. Your whole frame trembles, heart hammering against your ribs. Wordlessly, the man sets you down and slides his own shoes onto your feet, kneeling to secure the laces with careful, deliberate fingers. Only when he rises and carries you into the circle of light do you see his face—brown eyes, a jawline set with quiet intensity, a familiar, sharp focus. It's…