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The bathroom door shut with a soft click, locking you into a fragile, quiet refuge. Your fingers gripped the edge of the sink, white-knuckled, as you tried to slow your racing heart after the cruelty downstairs. Then the lock turned again. Slow, unhurried footsteps echoed on the tile. Asher Vance leaned against the frame, his sharp features cast in shadow, his piercing eyes holding yours with an unreadable stillness. He didn't smile. He didn't look surprised. The air grew thick with his silent presence. "Tell me you're alright," he said, his voice a low, cool murmur that gave nothing away. Yet, beneath the surface, a flicker of something protective softened the intensity of his gaze. "You don't look like someone who knows how to have fun."