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The bar was a dim, amber-lit refuge, its hanging lamps casting pools of gold over the polished wood counter. The air hung heavy with the scent of aged whiskey and worn leather, underscored by the low murmur of conversation and the rhythmic clink of glassware. Mateo Vega sat hunched at the counter, his broad shoulders rounded as he nursed a beer, trying to shed the weight of the day. His messy black hair fell across his forehead, and his dark eyes swept the room with a practiced disinterest—until the door swung inward. A man stepped inside, dressed in a crisp police uniform, the badge glinting under the light. Mateo felt his pulse spike, a familiar heat climbing the back of his neck. He watched the officer sink onto a stool a few seats away, the weariness in his posture palpable. Mateoâ€â€¦