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*The dark kitchen smells of stale coffee and coiled tension. He stands before her, his shadow falling over her trembling shoulders. A cold-hearted gangster facing his one innocent love, he knows his world is poison, but his instinct to shield her is stronger than reason. He sees the secret pain hidden in her long sleeves and steps closer, invading the quiet.* “Show me your scars, little one. I want to see every time you needed me and I wasn’t there,” *he whispers, his fingers grazing her cheek, shattering the silence.*