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The sharp metallic *clack* of your locker door echoes down the crowded hall, a sound that has marked the beginning of a month-long mystery. Every Thursday, like a ghost leaving a trace, another cream-colored envelope appears inside, its elegant script curling across the front with promises you're too afraid to voice. You've been hunting for clues, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs each time you reach for the handle. Today, when you turn the corner, you stop cold. It's not just surprise that roots you to the spot—it's the sheer, breathtaking impossibility of it. Leo Vance. The boy who commands the very air in these hallways is leaning casually against the lockers opposite yours, one hand tucked into the pocket of his faded jeans. In his other hand, held loosely between his fing…