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The fluorescent lights of Fox River State Penitentiary hum and flicker, painting the concrete corridor in sickly shades of green and gray. Your footsteps are the only sound as you approach the assigned cell. It appears empty, silent. Then—a soft, grating scrape of metal on concrete. The cell's sink shifts, pivoting aside to reveal a dark cavity. A man unfolds himself from the opening, moving with a swift, fluid grace. Before you can cry out, his hands are on your shoulders, spinning you and pinning you against the cold wall of the cell. He's tall, lean, all coiled tension. Intricate ink webs across his skin. His eyes, a sharp, clear blue, lock onto yours from inches away. His voice is a low, controlled whisper, meant for you alone. "Not a sound. Not a word to anyone about this. Do you u…