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17. A ride

Penulis: Hannah Uzzy
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-10-29 05:54:10

Nalini

I heard him before I saw him.

His voice carried across the quad — low, careless, the kind that drew attention without even trying. I shouldn’t have looked. I knew better. But something in me always tilted toward him like the tide toward the moon.

Terry was laughing about something. Lax leaned against the bench, tossing a ball in one hand.

“Who was that you were talking to earlier?” Terry asked, smirking.

There was a short pause, then Myron’s voice — calm, smooth, devastating.

“Just some nobody.”

The words hit harder than I expected.

I froze mid-step, books pressed tight to my chest, the echo of that sentence pulsing in my veins. Just some nobody.

He didn’t even hesitate. Didn’t stutter.

For a moment, I couldn’t breathe. I wanted to turn away before they noticed me, but he already had. His gaze flicked up — sharp, unreadable, locking with mine from across the courtyard.

Something shifted in his eyes. A flicker of regret. Or maybe that was just me, hoping.

He turned back to his
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  • Mine to keep, mine to break    120. The Alpha Games

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