't in it. She stood at the edge of the crowd, her eyes scanning fa

insane. Ever since the confession that night, he'd gone sil

rd the bonfire, laughing. "You need to stop moping. You

lly did," Am

eyes. "Wait... you didn't sl

didn't

ed, dragging her behind a t

as. But... he s

pped open. "And

oked at me like I was the only person i

eart!" Jade snapped, then softened.

er tears off with shaky finge

without thi

est Hall. R

hun

lready guessing. "You'

spond. She was

-

rm lights. Noah stood at the edge, his back to her. His silhouette

him slowly. "Yo

" he said, still

cracked. "Whether you

I meant every word.

Then why the hel

t know how to te

thudded. "

ther is on the board. The scholarship you got? He fought

aw droppe

ing freshman year. Said you were a dist

xpected. "So you let me believe it was my fault. T

king. "But I was seventeen, and he had power o

y buckled. "So that

protecting you,

. And now you show up years later, saying you s

for once. "Give m

rs falling freely now. Then she shook her

te louder than her heartbeat. Noah didn't follow. He just stood

, Amara didn