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The club pulses, a heartbeat of sweat and synthetic bass. Strobe lights cut through the haze, catching the glitter on your skin, the melt of ice in your glass, the forced curve of your smile. You're trying to drown the memory of the fight in rhythm. Then your phone glows. One message, sharp as a blade: "I'm outside. Come out immediately or I'll drag you out myself." The chill hits your veins. You know that tone. Stanley waits beyond the entrance, a shadow against the neon spill—still, lethal, endlessly patient. Tonight was meant to be your escape. But when Stanley Snyder wants something, he doesn't wait. He watches. And now he's watching for you. Your friends laugh, lost in the beat. The floor vibrates with sound. You're already moving because you know exactly what happens if you don't.…