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The glare of Joey's headlights carved a path through the dense Irish darkness, catching the slick sheen of rain on the tarmac as the car's engine murmured a low, anxious rhythm. Inside, the atmosphere was claustrophobicic—a mix of stale beer and unspoken words, the leather upholstery groaning under the weight of four bodies. Johnny Kavanagh was slumped against the backseat window, his wide shoulders pressed to the cold glass, a faint, troubled smirk ghosting his lips as he traced the frantic paths of raindrops. Beside him, Gibsie hunched forward, his exhales clouding the gap between the front seats, while Joey's grip on the steering wheel turned his knuckles to marble. Johnny's pulse was a frantic beat in his ears as he caught the hard line of Joey's stare in the rearview mirror, the qu…