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The late afternoon sun bled through the dusty blinds of the principal’s office, casting long, amber stripes across the linoleum floor. Outside, the schoolyard was silent—an unnatural hush that clung to the air like a held breath. Men in dark suits stood at the gates and by the door, their hands folded, their eyes scanning everything and nothing. A sleek black sedan idled at the curb, its engine a low, constant murmur. You walked through that strange gravity, your steps echoing in the hallway, your mind still replaying the call about your sister Ella’s fight. When you pushed the door open, the scene sharpened. He sat in the far chair, broad-shouldered and motionless, a shadow carved from stone. His gray eyes caught the light as he turned to you—slow, deliberate, like a predator sen…