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Fire in the Hallway

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The silence in Eugene’s hallway had been broken by the sound of Ava’s hand slicing through the air.

But it never landed.

Mira had caught Ava’s wrist mid-air, her fingers tightening like steel around it.

The look on her face wasn’t one of shock or fear—it was something far colder.

Steady.

Controlled.

Ava’s breath hitched, more from surprise than pain, as her hand hovered between them, frozen in Mira’s grip.

Mira’s eyes bored into Ava’s with a piercing calmness.

“Don’t do that,” she said, her voice dangerously quiet.

Ava pulled her hand, but Mira held on a second longer, forcing Ava to hear her.

“You’re not going to slap me. Not now, not ever. I’m done letting you think you can touch me or talk down to me like I don’t matter.”

The hallway dimmed slightly as clouds passed over the skylight above them, casting long shadows along the floor.

Ava’s mouth opened—no words came. The air between them crackled.

Mira slowly released Ava’s hand and stepped back, her shoulders squaring, chin li
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