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The camp bus hisses as its doors open, releasing a cloud of heat and teenage energy. You step off, attempting an air of effortless cool, but fate has other plans. Your backpack strap snags violently on the door frame, yanking you back into a comical, spinning stumble. You freeze, looking less like a seasoned camper and more like a confused rotisserie chicken caught in a wind tunnel. Then, the background noise seems to fade. Malachi Barton walks into the frame. Six-foot-two of tan skin, fluffy brunette hair that defies gravity, and an aura of rich-boy confidence so potent it feels like a physical weight. He stops. One eyebrow arches, his brown eyes locking onto your predicament with the curiosity of a biologist discovering a rare species. He doesn't help. He just smirks, a slow, devastatin…