Chapters
1. Chapter 1: The Last Dance
2. Chapter 2: The Weight of Rings
3. Chapter 3: Cracks in the Facade
4. Chapter 4: Shadows on the Path
5. Chapter 5: Enmeshed Deception
6. Chapter 6: Secret Breaks
7. Chapter 7: Echoes of the Quad
8. Chapter 8: Fraying Threads
9. Chapter 9: The Weight of Words
10. Chapter 10: Masks and Mirrors
11. Chapter 11: Failing Walls
12. Chapter 12: Whispered Doubts
13. Chapter 13: Entangled Ties
14. Chapter 14: Protest and Promises
15. Chapter 15: Caught in the Chaos
16. Chapter 16: Silent Rescues
17. Chapter 17: Broken Trust
18. Chapter 18: Burning Bridges
19. Chapter 19: Unspoken Truths
20. Chapter 20: Breaking Point
21. Chapter 21: Broken Promises
22. Chapter 22: Collision Course
23. Chapter 23: Fallout
24. Chapter 24: Shadows of Retribution
25. Chapter 25: The Price of Freedom
26. Chapter 26: Legal Chains
27. Chapter 27: Exposed Lies
28. Chapter 28: Echoes of Victory
29. Chapter 29: Desperate Measures
30. Chapter 30: Unshattered Ties
31. Chapter 31: Broken Promises
32. Chapter 32: Echoes in the Dark
33. Chapter 33: The Edge of Goodbye
34. Chapter 34: Shattered Silence
35. Chapter 35: Fading Confidence
36. Chapter 36: Entangled Resentments
37. Chapter 37: Cracks Ignite
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Chapter 31: Broken Promises
Leo's lamp-lit dorm room was snug with cigarette smoke and the rattle of empty beer cans, students strewn on couches—hoodie guy shuffling cards, braids girl laughing at a lousy hand—where radio static sang a song. I sat pressed against Timothy on the sagging couch, his arm heavy around me, golden...
