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Melina's POVMorning sunlight illuminated the penthouse bedroom through the drapes and I sat up slowly, clutching the dark silk sheet against my chest as my head throbbed with a pulsing ache. For one disoriented breath I could not place the ceiling above me and then the night before crashed back all at once, curdling low in my stomach.On the opposite side Jace lay fast asleep on his stomach, face resting on a white pillow. Dark hair fell carelessly over his forehead, softening the sharp lines of his jaw.I looked around the room: tall glass windows offering a panoramic view of the Manhattan skyline, abstract oil paintings lining the far wall. This place belonged to an elite heir, not a college athlete on a scholarship. Jace hid something significant, but I had no time to solve it. My pulse ticked faster with every passing second. I needed to leave before he woke.I swung my legs over the edge of the mattress and stood, knees trembling slightly as my feet touched the cold wood floor.

Melina's POVJace navigated the sports car out of the underground garage and merged into the afternoon traffic. He drove with calm, aggressive precision, hands resting lightly on the steering wheel while I tried to settle the nervous energy vibrating in my chest. We headed straight for the central campus plaza, the most crowded location at Westbridge University, and my stomach knotted tighter with every block that brought us closer.“How exactly do we prove this relationship is real?” I asked, turning in my seat to look at him. “People are going to ask a lot of questions and we do not have a backstory.”“You let me handle the questions,” Jace answered. “Your job is to look at me like I am the center of your universe. Can you do that?”A nervous flutter ran through me, half doubt, half something else I did not want to name. “I am an excellent liar when my academic future is on the line,” I promised.“Good,” Jace said, turning the steering wheel to pull into a reserved parking space ne