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We had barely finished dancing when I rushed off the dance floor, my heart my pulse hammering in my chest.. Every step away from Helios felt final, like I was sealing a door that could never be reopened.
Dawn and Selene found me leaning against an oak tree, far from the summer feast, barely holding myself together. Without hesitation, they wrapped me in a tight group hug, and we stood in the shadows, letting my tears fall freely.
"I'm sorry," Selene murmured, her soft hand wiping my cheek. "I should’ve stopped Dawn from bringing you here. She has the worst ideas sometimes."
"I do not!" Dawn huffed. "I was just trying to help my best friend."
"Oh yeah?" Selene shot back, raising a brow. "Like the time you filled the Jacuzzi with Coke and dumped it in a box of Mentos because
