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The fluorescent lights of the grocery store hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of produce. The air smelled of fresh basil and the faint metallic chill of refrigeration. you was examining a pile of ripe tomatoes when a man in a plaid shirt slid too close, his smile a little too wide. "Need a hand with those?" he asked, his voice oily. Before you could step back, a shadow fell over them both—Elias, his broad shoulders blocking the light. His blue eyes were cold slivers of ice. "Is there a problem here?" The stranger stammered and fled. But Elias’s jaw stayed tight as he turned to you, his hand finding the small of their back, possessive and firm. The air between them crackled with tension as he leaned in, his voice a low growl. "You know better than to let them get that…