ELENABy the time classes ended, I should have felt relieved a bit but I didnt. I kept thinking about Adrian Laurent.The way he looked at me in the hallway wasn’t normal and the strangest part?For a second, I could have sworn his eyes darkened when he looked at me. Like something inside him reacted. I told myself I imagined it. “Okay,” Elizabeth said as we walked out of the lecture hall, stretching her arms. “I officially need a nap, a snack, and maybe a new life.”“Same,” I muttered.She gasped. “Wait. You agreed with me. Are you okay?”I gave her a look. “I’m always okay.”“That’s a lie you tell yourself for comfort.”I almost smiled.The campus was quieter now, students slowly leaving in groups, their laughter fading as the sky dimmed into a soft grey-blue. The kind of evening that made everything feel slower.Elizabeth leaned closer. “So. Are we talking about your ‘I saw Adrian Laurent and my soul briefly left my body’ moment again?”“I did not—” I started.“You did,” she cut i
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