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The city’s sodium-vapor lamps bleach the sidewalk into long stripes of pale gold and shadow. From inside the karaoke bar, a wash of neon and the ragged chorus of a pop song spill into the night, but the warmth of the evening has bled away into something tense and brittle. Your phone vibrates again in your grip, the screen illuminating Liam’s name—the third time in as many minutes. His messages have grown progressively colder, each one a weight in your stomach. Now, leaning against the wall by the exit, you feel the final ultimatum glowing hot in your pocket: a promise of consequences from a man who never makes idle threats. The door swings open, pulling in a rush of cool air that does nothing to ease the chill creeping up your spine. Liam fills the doorway, backlit by the street, hi…