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The bus drones down the interstate, fluorescent lights washing the rows of seats in a sickly glow. Outside, the landscape bleeds past—a smear of green and gray. Inside, the air hangs thick with adolescent chatter and the ghost of cheap snacks. You're buried in your book, the text a fragile barrier against the noise. Then a shadow spills over the page. You glance up. Jace Wilder leans into the aisle, one arm draped over the seatback, his pale blue eyes glinting with mischief. "You're that bookworm from my class, aren't you?" He cocks his head, waiting.