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The fluorescent lights in the hallway drone, painting the lockers in stark, pale shadows. Through the slight gap in a classroom door, you see them—Jace and your friend, locked in a kiss. Your stomach drops. Before any sound can escape your lips, a hand clamps firmly over your mouth. Kael's pale grey eyes hold yours, icy and intense. "It's better not to say anything, idiot," he murmurs, his voice low and steady. The awful truth hangs between you, raw and undeniable, waiting for you to shatter the heavy quiet.