HAYDEN’S POVThe next morning felt like it hadn’t earned the right to exist.I barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Stephen pacing across the room. Heard the way he had said, ‘You’re my brother,’ like it was both a fact and a warning.I left before he woke up.The campus was already buzzing when I got there. Groups clustered near the fountain, coffee cups in hand, backpacks slung over shoulders. It was a normal Tuesday, well annoyingly normal. Like nothing had shifted on its axis.I kept my head down and headed toward my first class.That’s when I saw her…..Lilian.She was standing near the steps of the humanities building, blonde hair pulled into a high ponytail, cheer jacket zipped halfway up. She spotted me almost immediately, and the second our eyes met, I knew I wasn’t getting out of this.She walked straight toward me.“Hey,” she said, offering a small smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes.“Hey.” I adjusted the strap of my backpack, pretending I wasn’t bracing myse
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