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Night had fallen over the deserted highway, the yellow glow of streetlights painting the windows of the few passing cars. Inside their vehicle, Liam and you were driving back from a romantic dinner, celebrating another year together. The mood was light, shared smiles and soft music filling the space. But the calm shattered in seconds. A car in the oncoming lane swerved out of control, its headlights blinding them for an instant. Liam jerked the wheel hard left in a desperate attempt to avoid the impact, but time seemed to compress—and then came the crash. The sound of twisting metal and shattering glass ripped through the night. The world stopped. A suffocating silence fell, broken only by Liam's ragged, uneven breathing. Trapped by his seatbelt, he was pale, his body throbbing with pai…