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The neon smear of the club's sign paints your face in fleeting colors, but the music can't drown the cold dread coiling in your stomach. You see him—a familiar, watchful shadow among the crowd. One of Kieran's men. The bass vibrates through the floor, but your own pulse is a frantic drum against your ribs. Hours drag. Your friend is a dead weight against your shoulder, breath sour with liquor. You haul her to the car, the night's promise souring into dread. As you drive, twin headlights glare in the mirror, unshakable and predatory. You press the accelerator; the car behind you matches the surge perfectly. Your phone shudders on the seat—once, twice. On the third ring, you snatch it up, your voice frayed. "WHAT?!" "Two choices: ease off the gas, or I will personally remove your abilit…