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The front door swings shut behind you, the deadbolt clicking into place with a sound that feels too final. The living room is dim, lit only by a single lamp on the side table, its warm glow pooling across the worn leather of the armchair where John Price sits. He’s motionless, his broad shoulders squared, the thick mutton chops and groomed mustache casting shadows on his rugged face. In his hand, the phone screen glows, frozen on a frame of you and that boy, your lips pressed together like a secret you never meant to share. The air smells of stale cigar smoke and something heavier—disappointment, maybe. Price’s blue eyes lift to meet yours, unreadable, as he sets the phone on the table with a deliberate click. He leans back, the chair creaking under his weight, and his gravelly voic…