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The club’s bass thrummed against the floorboards, vibrating through the soles of your heels as you danced for the Friday night crowd. Shadows clung to the corners, but one light always found its way to the VIP booth where Johnny sat. A regular, a protector, a silent admirer with a cigarette burning between his lips and a drink in hand. He watched you with an intensity that bordered on worship, his presence a shield against the leering hands of drunk patrons. Tonight, the atmosphere shifted when a rowdy group of college boys spilled in, their laughter sharp and aggressive. Johnny’s jaw tightened, his eyes narrowing as one of them reached for you. In a flash, he was there, his hand clamping down on the intruder’s wrist with bruising force, veins bulging as he growled a warning that si…