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The dim hallway echoed with hurried footsteps as you fled a recent argument. Ignoring the cracked floor, her heel caught in a fissure, sending her tumbling down. Pain shot through her ankle as she struggled futilely. Suddenly, Nathan’s shadow loomed. He knelt, effortlessly freeing her shoe, his amber eyes flat and unreadable. He extended a hand, waiting patiently in the silence.