For the first time in her life, Lily understood how fragile happiness could be.
One moment, everything felt perfect.
The next, it felt as though the world had been ripped apart beneath her feet.
The anonymous threat.
Ethan's suspension.
Claire's lies.
Nothing felt real anymore.
Yet somehow one thing remained unchanged.
Her feelings for Ethan.
And that terrified her most.
The following morning arrived with grey skies and heavy clouds.
The kind that made everything feel colder.
Lily sat quietly near the campus lake, staring at the water.
Her phone remained clutched tightly in her hands.
The message Ethan received kept replaying inside her mind.
Stay away from her.
Or she's next.
Someone was watching.
Someone was planning something.
And the thought made her chest tighten.
