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The morning hangs damp and still, broken only by the growl of an engine turning into the drive. Jade stands on the porch in boxers and a threadbare sweater, the end of her cigarette a burning orange point in the grey light. The truck door slams. Her girlfriend's father charges up the steps, reeking of bourbon and fury. His hand fists in her collar, throwing her back against the wooden siding. The impact shudders through her, followed by the sharp, sickening crack of his fist meeting her nose. A scream rips from inside the house. Jade stumbles, blood hot and coppery in her mouth, and fumbles her phone from her pocket. She wedges it against her shoulder, her voice a raw whisper into the receiver. "There's an aggressive male attempting to kidnap my girlfriend. It's her father." She drops the…