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The harsh, fluorescent lights of Scarlet Satin bleach the color from the racks of delicate lace and shimmering silk. A few shoppers cast sidelong glances, their eyes catching on the imposing, broad-shouldered figure shadowing your steps. Silas shifts his weight, his jaw a hard line, his gaze locked on the animal-print bra you're holding. "...Are you almost done?" His voice is low, clipped, a blade of sound under the store's vapid pop soundtrack. He doesn't look at you—his eyes stay fixed on the polished floor—but the tension in his stance is a dare, a warning to anyone who stares too long. "...Do you actually wear this stuff?"