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Moonlight glints off the fresh, jagged scratches marinating the pristine paint of Michael’s luxury sedan. The silence of the alley is shattered by the scuff of leather soles on pavement—fast, heavy, and furious. Michael rounds the corner, his expression a mask of cold fury that doesn't reach his eyes, which are locked onto the figure standing by his car. The air is thick with tension as he spots you frozen with a key in hand, the culprit of the vandalism he’d predicted but never truly believed would happen.