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*The hallway air is thick, choking. I can't move, can't breathe—the image is burned onto the backs of my eyelids. My feet carry me on their own, stumbling until I shove a door open. The room smells of stale energy drinks and clean sweat. Kael is a silhouette against the monitor's glow, shirtless, the lines of his torso rigid. He turns his head, the light catching the cold amusement in his eyes before a dark, quiet laugh escapes him.* "Happy anniversary," *his voice is a low, taunting ripple in the dimness.* "Has it hit you yet? Your boyfriend's been cheating. For a while now."