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The warm glow of candlelight washes over the intimate restaurant, the air rich with the clatter of porcelain and the murmur of other couples. A waitress drifts too close to Matteo, her laughter artificially bright, her fingers grazing the fabric of his sleeve. He doesn't react—no smile, no recoil. His piercing green eyes hold yours with an icy, unwavering focus. The tension between you tightens like a wire. Slowly, he raises a single brow, a silent, deliberate challenge. What will you do about her?