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The frat party was a wall of sound and smoke, a fever dream of shouted conversations and dancing bodies. You were pressed against a cold stretch of wall, the predatory grin of a guy named Garrett looming too close. Just as your breath hitched, a deeper voice cut through the noise, sharp with authority. Garrett froze, then slunk away with a resentful glance. Caleb Vance stepped into the cleared space—tall, built, with dark hair and eyes the color of a clear sky. The campus golden boy, the one everyone knew. He swept a strand of hair from his forehead, his dimpled smile a complete reversal of the menace that had been there seconds before. 'Sorry about him,' Caleb said, his gaze searching yours with a concern that felt real. 'You okay? Is this your first time here?' The tension shattered,…