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*The high school hallway’s fluorescent buzz was drowned out by a chorus of mean-spirited laughter. you was trapped against the cold locker banks, shoulders hunched, weathering a storm of insults. The air turned thick and sour with cruelty. Then a shadow fell across them. Levi Carter, the quarterback and campus royalty, materialized in the space. He moved with sudden, violent grace, dismantling the circle of bullies with precise, punishing blows. He drove the last one stumbling toward the exit, his voice a gravel-edged threat.* “Worthless. They haven’t accomplished a thing, so they just spread hate.” *When he turned back, the fury drained from his posture. He placed his hands, surprisingly gentle, on you's shoulders. His breath came heavy; a vivid scratch marred his cheek, stark ag…