Mavis Pov
Hey everyone! A voice broke the uncomfortable silence. Honestly, I was already fighting the urge to escape, but now? I was cornered. The barrier wasn’t some abstract challenge; it was Michael, right there, looking infuriatingly... tangible.
“Oh, Michael,” Samson chimed, as if he were welcoming a long-lost pet.
That name hit me like a punch to the gut. My eyes widened, and I took a sharp breath. I turned around, compelled to face the guy I had seemingly been dodging for the past six months.
“Oh crap,” Felix muttered quietly. He sensed something was off. We all did.
Then Michael’s expression shifted. That goofy, playful grin he usually wore? Gone. It vanished, replaced by an intense, almost tormented look. His gaze was fixed on me, and the tension in the air was palpable.
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