Liam's POV The air in her dorm room felt thick and suffocating, like breathing through wet cotton. I could still taste the metallic tang of anger on my tongue, could feel the heat radiating off my skin as I waited for her answer. The afternoon light streaming through her window seemed too bright now, highlighting every detail of her face as she prepared to destroy whatever was left of my heart.Deborah's fingers twisted together in front of her, her knuckles going white with the pressure. The silence stretched between us briefly like a taut wire ready to snap, and I could hear the soft rustle of her clothes as she shifted her weight from one foot to the other."While growing up, Caleb always said we'd get married. His mom left him, even his brothers and I…I think I just wanted to save him," Deborah said, her voice barely above a whisper, as if saying the words any louder might make them more real. "So I guess that kind of mixed in with crushing on him for ten years," she added.The w
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