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Chapter 23 Trust Me.

Author: Kira
last update Huling Na-update: 2025-10-08 00:09:27

The sky was melting into shades of gold and violet by the time the crowd thinned out in front of the auditorium. Students still lingered in little clusters, their voices buzzing with excitement over the cast list. My name — Juliet — still didn’t feel real. It glowed in my mind like something too fragile to touch.

Zoe had left earlier, still giddy and full of energy, while I stood near the steps, trying to breathe it all in. The thrill. The disbelief. The weight.

Then I saw him.

Asher leaned against his car, his backpack slung over one shoulder, his head bowed slightly as if deep in thought. The fading sunlight caught on his hair, turning it to bronze, but his expression was tight — unreadable.

I walked toward him, my heart tugging in two directions: pride and guilt.

He looked up as I approached. “Hey,” he said softly. His voice was even, careful. “Congratulations… Juliet.”

I smiled faintly. “Thanks.”

But something in the way he said it — too calm, too measured — made my chest ache.

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