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In the Lion’s den

Penulis: Lila martedi
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-07-27 00:51:42

RYDER’S POV

There were days school felt like a blur, and then there were days like this where the tense atmosphere gave away the fact that it was going to be an eventful day.

I dumped my bag on the table, half expecting Kael to stroll in with that half-smirk he wore when he had gossip or a joke up his sleeve or when he just wanted to get under my skin by flirting with me.

But by the fourth period, neither he nor Lucas had shown up, and the thoughts in my head grew louder.

“Bennett’s skipping today too,” I muttered under my breath, remembering the text from last night. ‘Spending the day with my mum. She’s not doing great.’ That made sense.

But Lucas?

Lucas was fine yesterday. Sure, he looked a little… off when he walked past me with Bennett to go see Bennett’s mum but he was fine enough to growl at me like his usual self.

So where the hell was he?

The question stuck in my throat until the principal walked in at the end of fourth period and gave that strained, too-neutral smile of his.

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