CarlsonThe freezing winter wind howled down the narrow alleyway behind the off-campus commercial block, but I couldn't feel the cold.My whole body was burning, a toxic, white-hot inferno of adrenaline, physical withdrawal, and soul-crushing betrayal that roared through my veins like liquid fire. The image of the leaked video was branded onto the inside of my eyelids, looping continuously in high-definition grey-scale: Remy’s hand on Cheryl’s face, his body pulling her close on that snowy wooden landing, and her hands resting against his coat."I love you too, Cheryl."The words I had thrown at her on the sidewalk still tasted like acid in my mouth. For twenty-two years, I had kept my heart locked behind an iron vault. I had let my father beat me, isolate me, and turn my body into a machine for his athletic empire, but I had never let anyone see the real human being bleeding inside the cage.I had given Cheryl the key. I had stripped away every defense I owned, stood before five univ
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