My Campus Kings And I
When Cain finally spoke, the truth landed clean and brutal.
"The wager was about proximity to you, Eli," Cain said, his voice completely flat, devoid of any emotion. "Whoever got closest to you first would win. Closest in attention, closeness, influence. That was the bet. And the loser would be forced to leave Blackridge entirely."
I reacted instantly, my skin going completely hot with a mix of anger and disgust. I rejected the entire framing of his sentence outright.
"What is closest even supposed to mean in any real sense?" I asked, looking from Cain to Cole. "Am I some kind of prize to you guys? A trophy?"
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