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Chapter 9 – Unwanted Confessions: Words That Shouldn’t Have Been Said

Author: Blackrose78
last update Huling Na-update: 2026-01-27 10:08:44

Harper Lawson sat cross-legged on her dorm bed, textbooks spread across the floor, pens scattered, and a notebook open to a half-written chemistry report. The quiet hum of her laptop and the faint sound of traffic outside were comforting—until her phone buzzed.

It was Emery.

Don’t answer it. Don’t even think about it. Harper muttered under her breath, but curiosity won. She swiped the screen.

Emery: “Hey…can we talk?”

Harper froze. Talk? About what?

She typed back carefully, trying to maintain control:

Harper: “About what?”

Emery: “About…last night. And maybe about…you.”

Harper’s chest tightened. You? What does that even mean? She hated the way her heartbeat accelerated. She hated that she wanted to know.

She told herself firmly: Ignore it. Ignore her. This is a trap.

⸻

By the time Emery appeared at Harper’s door fifteen minutes later, Harper had paced three times around the room, cheeks flushed, nerves frayed, and a notebook clutched like a shield.

“Can I come in?” Emery asked, voice
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