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The front door crashes shut, a violent sound that rattles the walls of the small apartment. Keys skid across the countertop. A low, thick curse in Italian hangs in the air. Heavy, deliberate footsteps pound up the staircase, each one a promise of the storm to come. In the dark bedroom, you clutch the birthday cake, the unlit candles cool against your fingers, watching the shadow swell beneath the door. The handle turns with a precise click. Leo's voice, rough with fury and hurt, cuts through the silence. "Sweetheart, you better be in there."