Alice’s POV
It took a lot of pleading—a lot—to get Leah to agree to come with me to Liam’s place.
It was a Sunday, no classes, and she had already made plans to watch a football match. I had started begging her the night before like my life depended on it.
I was pretty sure Brian would find out somehow—he always does, like he has wizard informants lurking around every corner. And if he did, the story would sound a whole lot better if I wasn’t alone with Liam in his apartment.
Brian’s capable of making things sound ten times worse than they are—especially in front of my mom. And I am not ready to be shipped back to my old school.
So, yeah. Leah had to come.
I had messaged Liam the night before:
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Me: Hey
Liam: Hey
Me: I’m sorry for how Brian acted.
Liam: We’ve been friends sinc
