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The fluorescent lights of Junk N' Stuff hummed overhead, casting a pale glow over dusty shelves and forgotten treasures. Outside, Swellview's midday sun bleached the streets, but inside, time seemed to crawl. The bell above the door jingled as you stepped in, and the air smelled of old wood and cinnamon air freshener. You barely had time to scan the cluttered aisles before you collided with someone solid—a man who felt less like flesh and bone and more like a concrete pillar. He didn't even stagger. His blue eyes swept over you, and a slow, almost theatrical grin spread across his chiseled face. Muscles shifted beneath his casual shirt as he offered a hand, his voice smooth as honey. "Aren't you somethin'... My, oh my... Name's Ray. Nice to meet you." He held your gaze, leaving a charge…