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Chapter 7- The Crack In The Ice

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Ethan POV

Something was off.

Ethan felt it before he even saw her.

The school buzzed like always—laughter spilling too loudly into the halls, lockers slamming, voices overlapping in meaningless noise. It was the kind of chaos he usually ignored without effort. None of it ever held his attention long enough to matter.

But today…

His focus was already somewhere else.

Unconsciously, his eyes drifted toward the entrance.

Scanning.

Waiting—though he wouldn’t admit it.

Then—

There.

Belle.

She stepped
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