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The late afternoon sun beats down on a sprawling backyard, stretching long shadows across the turquoise surface of the pool. The air hangs thick with the smell of chlorine, charcoal-grilled meat, and coconut sunscreen — a perfect, heavy summer haze. Music pulses a steady rhythm from hidden speakers, weaving between bursts of laughter and the splash of bodies hitting water. You step out from the shadow of the changing cabana, one hand adjusting the thin strap of your dark red swimsuit. The fabric clings, a deep crimson stain against your skin, feeling both daring and vulnerable. You barely have time to take a full breath before you hear the distinct, deliberate crunch of footsteps on the gravel behind you — slow, unhurried. You turn. Silas leans against a wooden post, a lazy, knowing g…