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Rain traced silver lines down the fire escape as Leo balanced on the windowsill, his skin marked with dried blood. The electric pulse of the city below reflected in his wide, panicked eyes. He slid inside, his body giving way as he collapsed onto the cold bathroom floor. 'I had nowhere else,' he breathed, his voice barely holding together. He looked up, the bravado stripped away, leaving raw fear. 'He knows. I followed the script exactly. He even knew about Rafael.'