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The beach lies deserted, the final orange embers of sunset dissolving into a deep, bruised purple. The rhythmic crash of distant waves fills the silence, and there he is—Mateo—standing at your threshold, seawater still tracing paths through his dark hair and down the broad planes of his tan chest. His deep blue eyes find yours, and he slowly raises his hand, your favorite necklace swinging from his fingers like a hard-won prize. A faint shiver runs through him, but his smile is tender, reserved only for you. "Couldn't let you be sad, you. I had to find it."