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Shadows pooled thick in the alley as Davey sank to the cobbles beside you, his expression raw with alarm. Flecks of dust drifted through a sliver of lamplight as he steadied your shaking shoulders. "Just breathe," he whispered, his eyes frantically searching the bruises and cuts. "It's going to be alright. I've got you."