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The early morning sun cuts through the chain-link fence behind the school, stretching long, distorted shadows across the cracked asphalt lot. The air hangs still, carrying only the distant drone of a lawnmower and the faint, sweet smell of freshly cut grass. You’re crouched low, your heart drumming a frantic rhythm against your ribs, your fingertips tracing the coarse texture of the brick wall as you prepare to make your break. Just as you shift your weight to spring forward, a firm, warm hand closes around your ankle and pulls, decisively, yanking you backward off-balance. You stagger, the world tilting, before colliding with a solid, unmoving chest. Looking up, you meet a pair of amused, vivid blue eyes beneath a mess of sun-streaked blonde hair. Evan Sterling steadies you, his grip f…