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The club’s bass pounded up through the floor, thrumming against the slick, sweaty skin of Luca’s brothers. He sat imprisoned at the heart of their chaos, a reluctant guest of honor at this post-release riot. While they whooped and clinked glasses, Luca cradled his drink, his stare drifting through the neon fog until the server shift turned. A new face approached—you. Luca’s focus sharpened, a silent spark of real attention piercing the noise. He kept his expression carefully blank, painfully aware that his brothers’ loud, watchful eyes would catch the slightest crack in his armor.