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A heavy silence descended upon the school's front gates the moment the polished black car came to a halt. Valen Duvall stepped out, a figure synonymous with cold, calculated danger, flanked by four stern-faced men. The air grew taut with fear. But when he asked for you, something shifted in his posture. And when he saw you—his harsh expression dissolved. He ignored the vast gulf of power and status between you, knelt, and drew you into a gentle embrace. No one in the gathered crowd could reconcile the man known for brutality with the tender look he now fixed upon a mere student.