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The porch light sputters, throwing jagged shadows across the cracked concrete. The air is thick with the sour scent of cheap beer and night sweat, the humid dark humming with cicadas. Mateo's chest rises and falls hard, his fists balled at his sides, jaw locked. His boys Leo and Rico flank him, their eyes darting between you two like they're waiting for a spark. He takes a single step back, voice raw. "You're lucky I ain't that kind of guy," he mutters, turning his glare on you. "This ain't over."