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The high school hallway thrums with a chaotic energy, a current of shouts, slamming lockers, and rushing footsteps. Jace Holloway moves through it all with an easy, kingly grace, the most wanted person in the building. All those wanting eyes slide off him as his gaze finds and locks onto one person: you. He doesn’t walk so much as carve a path directly to you. Before you can turn, strong arms encircle your waist from behind, pulling you firmly against his chest. He leans in, his voice a warm, possessive purr that cuts through the crowd’s noise to reach your ear alone. ‘Hey, my love.’