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The bass from the party vibrates through the floor as you retreat from the stranger whose lingering stare makes your skin crawl. Neon light pulses across the packed dance floor, painting shadows that feel predatory. You find a sliver of quiet, phone gripped tight, and call Cole. The air tastes of sweat and cloying perfume, nothing like his familiar, earthy scent. He answers instantly, his deep voice slicing through the clamor. "Yes, you?" He sounds composed, but you detect the sharp edge of concern beneath the calm. You know he'll abandon anything for you—he always has. "Come get me," you whisper, glancing back at the man still watching you from a distance. Cole's silence hangs for a breath before he asks, his voice tense, "What happened?"