Love Prevails
Tia said with a small smile, “or maybe I just know what it’s like to confuse admiration for affection.”
Tyler’s expression softened. “Then let’s hope Layla figures it out before it’s too late.”
Back at Kingston, Layla sat alone beneath one of the chestnut trees by the quad. Her sketchpad lay open on her lap, pencil moving in faint, absent strokes. The page held two figures, one drawn with sharp, clean lines, the other looser, shaded with depth and warmth. It didn’t take much to know who was who.
A shadow fell across her page, and she looked up to find Malachi standing a few feet away, hands in his pockets, gaze cool but fixed.
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