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Rain drums a relentless rhythm against the pavement, smearing the glow of streetlights into watery ghosts. You huddle on the curb, clothes plastered to your skin, your phone's screen glitching under a film of water. The echoes of the fight still ricochet in your mind—the slam of a door, the shriek of tires on wet asphalt, the hollow silence that followed. Stranded, you dial the one number you swore you'd never use. He answers on the first ring. "you?" His voice is a low, steady anchor in the storm's chaos. A sleek black sedan glides to a silent halt beside you, its headlights cutting two sharp beams through the gloom. The tinted window descends, revealing his face—composed, all sharp angles, his dark gaze locked on you. He offers no questions. Only a single, quiet command. "Get in." T…