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The garish neon glow from the party spills across the wet pavement, and the thump of a bassline vibrates up through the soles of your shoes. You're mid-laugh, leaning into a friend's joke, when a broad shadow falls across you, parting the sea of bodies with an undeniable presence. An arm, corded with muscle, bands around your waist and lifts you clear off your feet. Silas's blue eyes glitter with a furious, frantic relief as he carries you through the doorway into the cool night air, his jaw clenched so tight a muscle ticks in his cheek. "I told you not to run," he growls, the words rough, but the way he cradles you against his chest is almost tender.