Chapter 31: The Enemy of My EnemyPOV: EliasI didn't leave the gym right away. I sat in the darkness, the smell of Chloe’s perfume lingering in the air like a ghost I couldn't exorcise. I felt like a man walking through a minefield, waiting for the one step that would finally blow me apart.As I headed back toward the main building, I saw a flash of blonde hair near the infirmary. It was Sarah. She was looking at her phone, a jagged, triumphant smile on her face that made my skin crawl.Then I saw Chloe. She was standing in the doorway of the infirmary, her face pale, her posture stiff."I have the whole thing, Chloe," Sarah was saying, her voice high and shrill. "The 'distraction' talk. The 'one-night stand.' Every little secret you thought you buried is right here on this recorder."I froze behind a pillar. If that audio got out, it wouldn't just be Chloe’s reputation on the line. It would be my life. The Senator would have me expelled—or worse—before the first ten seconds of
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