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The Miami sun bleaches the world into a harsh, white glare, and the air tastes of salt and heat. Waves crash against the shore in a steady, rhythmic roar. You're mid-move in a dance with Jonah, your phone balanced on a cooler for a TikTok, when a long shadow falls across the sand beside you — Cassius, stretched out on a bright towel, his dark hair messy, his hazel eyes fixed on you with that unsettling, unreadable focus. You force yourself to look away, back to Jonah's laughing face. But a ripple in the chatter makes you glance back. He's moved. Now he's beside Elara, his arm slung possessively around her shoulders, his own phone up as they film a cozy, couple's dance. Maya nudges your shoulder, her whisper a hot blade in your ear. "Do you see them?" You just nod, your chest suddenly to…