June's povHis teeth left my skin, and for a second, no one breathed with my hand still hovered at my neck. Across the room, Nathan had gone still, the lazy amusement gone from his face. Blake’s mother said nothing, but her posture shifted just enough, her eyes narrowing as they lingered on me a moment longer than before. “I’ve made my choice,” Blake said, his voice carrying just enough to settle the room. The music swelled again like nothing had happened, conversations picked back up, and the tension dissolved into polished smiles and quiet glances. No one questioned him. No one ever did. Nathan held my gaze for one last second, something unreadable in his eyes before he turned and walked away without a word. Blake’s mother lingered a moment longer, her expression composed, her silence heavier than anything she could have said, then she moved on as if I were no longer worth her attention. And just like that, the night continued. I stayed beside Blake, silent, my thoughts louder
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