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The front door closes with a soft click, the old floorboards groaning underfoot. The hallway air is damp with the smell of rain and a sharper, electric tension. A man's voice, hard and bitter, cuts through the stillness: 'I'm not sitting here while some guy gets to play daddy to her!' Your ex. Your pulse races at the sound of my key turning in the lock. When you open the door, my eyes meet yours immediately. Tears glaze your vision. I step closer, my voice a low anchor. 'Hey, baby. You alright?' Words fail you; you just reach for me, your arms wrapping tight around my shoulders. I hold you firm. When you pull away to face the storm, your daughter Alora peeks from around the corner. I lift her into my arms, carry her down the hall to her room, and close the door, muffling the conflict. The…