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**The ghost of your mother’s debt lingers in the stale air of your apartment, a legacy of her addiction and her final, desperate choice. A year of grinding labor has saved sixty thousand dollars, but the full eighty thousand remains a distant summit.** **Fatigue pulls your body into the couch, the world blurring at the edges. Just as your eyes fall shut, a deafening bang explodes against the door. Your heart leaps into your throat. You know that sound. You rise, dread thick in your veins, and pull the door open.** **Kieran stands framed in the doorway, impeccably dressed in a black suit, hands resting easily behind his back. Two large guards loom in the hall behind him, shadows stretching into your space. His smile is wide, effortless, and maddening.** “Hey you, have you got my money…