Chapter 161 The Family Pressure
The Founder’s Ball was supposed to be beautiful, which was probably why Fletcher made it feel so much like a warning.
Gold ribbons hung from the balcony rails. Crystal lights waited above the ballroom like frozen stars. White roses lined the front aisle, arranged so perfectly they looked less like ...
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Chapters
1. Chapter 1 The Wrong Kind of First Meeting
2. Chapter 2 The Heir
3. Chapter 3 The Exception
4. Chapter 4 Proximity
5. Chapter 5 The Beginning of Ruin
6. Chapter 6 The Aftermath of Being Seen
7. Chapter 7 Tutoring Session
8. Chapter 8 Public Escort
9. Chapter 9 The Interruption
10. Chapter 10 The Almost
11. Chapter 11 The Aftermath
12. Chapter 12 Avoidance
13. Chapter 13 Loss of Control
14. Chapter 14 The Interrupted Moment
15. Chapter 15 The Other Option
16. Chapter 16 Farrah’s First Move
17. Chapter 17 Rumors Spread
18. Chapter 18 The Quiet Place
19. Chapter 19 The Pull Gets Stronger
20. Chapter 20 The Line You Can't Cross
21. Chapter 21 Distance That Doesn’t Work
22. Chapter 22 The Pressure Builds
23. Chapter 23 The Group Dynamic
24. Chapter 24 Jealousy Ignites
25. Chapter 25 The Invitation
26. Chapter 26 The Party Begins
27. Chapter 27 Losing Control
28. Chapter 28 The Confession
29. Chapter 29 First Kiss
30. Chapter 30 The Consequences
31. Chapter 31 Reality Crash
32. Chapter 32 Everyone Knows
33. Chapter 33 Silence in Public
34. Chapter 34 Farrah Strikes
35. Chapter 35 Ryker Steps In
36. Chapter 36 The Shift
37. Chapter 37 Jealousy Breaks Through
38. Chapter 38 The Breaking Point
39. Chapter 39 The Sick Scene
40. Chapter 40 The Confusion
41. Chapter 41 Two Versions of Him
42. Chapter 42 Closer Than Before
43. Chapter 43 Wrong Time
44. Chapter 44 The Choice Without Choosing
45. Chapter 45 Group Chaos
46. Chapter 46 Farrah Escalates
47. Chapter 47 Hallway Pressure
48. Chapter 48 The School Announcement
49. Chapter 49 Anticipation
50. Chapter 50 The Departure
51. Chapter 51 Arrival at Camp
52. Chapter 52 Team Assignments
53. Chapter 53 The First Night
54. Chapter 54 Lost
55. Chapter 55 Forced Proximity
56. Chapter 56 The Night Talk
57. Chapter 57 The Almost Kiss
58. Chapter 58 Morning After
59. Chapter 59 Return to Group
60. Chapter 60 Torn
61. Chapter 61 The Shift Everyone Notices
62. Chapter 62 Ryker Pulls Closer
63. Chapter 63 Isaac Pushes Boundaries
64. Chapter 64 Farrah’s Strategy
65. Chapter 65 The Argument
66. Chapter 66 The Break With Ryker
67. Chapter 67 The Collapse
68. Chapter 68 The Withdrawal
69. Chapter 69 Isaac Breaks Control
70. Chapter 70 The Turning Point
71. Chapter 71 The Distance
72. Chapter 72 The Empty Space
73. Chapter 73 What Silence Costs
74. Chapter 74 How to Lose a Room
75. Chapter 75 The Breaking Point
76. Chapter 76 The Final Push Away
77. Chapter 77 He Let Me Go
78. Chapter 78 Nothing From Him
79. Chapter 79 One Turn Away
80. Chapter 80 The New Normal
81. Chapter 81 Almost Fine
82. Chapter 82 The First Crack
83. Chapter 83 Unexpected Contact
84. Chapter 84 The Tension Returns
85. Chapter 85 Ryker Returns
86. Chapter 86 Farrah’s Second Wave
87. Chapter 87 The Defense
88. Chapter 88 The Private Moment
89. Chapter 89 The Lie Between us
90. Chapter 90 The Shift
91. Chapter 91 What Changed
92. Chapter 92 Working Together Again
93. Chapter 93 When It Feels Easy
94. Chapter 94 The Reminder
95. Chapter 95 Maybe It Means Something
96. Chapter 96 The Truth
97. Chapter 97 The Last Inch
98. Chapter 98 No More Almost
99. Chapter 99 Not Just That
100. Chapter 100 The New Beginning
101. Chapter 101 No Label
102. Chapter 102 Not A Secret
103. Chapter 103 The Concerned Lie
104. Chapter 104 Too Close
105. Chapter 105 The Cost Of Being Seen
106. Chapter 106 Pressure Point
107. Chapter 107 The Clip
108. Chapter 108 When Focus Breaks
109. Chapter 109 If It’s Mine
110. Chapter 110 Still Here
111. Chapter 111 So Can You
112. Chapter 112 The Public Line
113. Chapter 113 The Cost Of Choosing
114. Chapter 114 Walk Away
115. Chapter 115 Not A Mistake
116. Chapter 116 The New Label
117. Chapter 117 The Scholarship Warning
118. Chapter 118 Farrah’s Version
119. Chapter 119 Nothing To Lose
120. Chapter 120 Damage Control
121. Chapter 121 The Unsaid Threat
122. Chapter 122 The Trigger
123. Chapter 123 The Push
124. Chapter 124 Give It One
125. Chapter 125 The Break
126. Chapter 126 The Life That Works
127. Chapter 127 Strangers Again
128. Chapter 128 The Version of Him I Don’t Know
129. Chapter 129 Safe Doesn’t Mean Right
130. Chapter 130 He Laughs Without Me
131. Chapter 131 I’m Not Over Him
132. Chapter 132 Saying His Name First
133. Chapter 133 Are You Happy Now?
134. Chapter 134 The First Real Pull
135. Chapter 135 Can We Talk
136. Chapter 136 You Meant It Enough
137. Chapter 137 The Girl Beside Him
138. Chapter 138 I Miss You
139. Chapter 139 Then Don’t Give Up
140. Chapter 140 Small Permission
141. Chapter 141 Side by Side
142. Chapter 142 Fragile
143. Chapter 143 Still Matters
144. Chapter 144 Safer, But Not Less Real
145. Chapter 145 Easy, But New
146. Chapter 146 We’re Trying
147. Chapter 147 Farrah Interrupts
148. Chapter 148 The Test
149. Chapter 149 Eyes Open
150. Chapter 150 Almost a Label
151. Chapter 151 Threat
152. Chapter 152 The Softest Target
153. Chapter 153 Beside Me
154. Chapter 154 Room For You
155. Chapter 155 The Announcement
156. Chapter 156 Proof
157. Chapter 157 The Dress
158. Chapter 158 The Invitation
159. Chapter 159 The Answer That Was Mine
160. Chapter 160 Where You Belong
161. Chapter 161 The Family Pressure
162. Chapter 162 Harder To Erase
163. Chapter 163 Not Temporary
164. Chapter 164 The Night Before Everything
165. Chapter 165 Let Them See
166. Chapter 166 The Dance Floor
167. Chapter 167 The Public Choice
168. Chapter 168 The Balcony War
169. Chapter 169 The Fallout
170. Chapter 170 The Version People Believe
171. Chapter 171 The Scholarship Review
172. Chapter 172 The Line They’re Crossing
173. Chapter 173 No More Silence
174. Chapter 174 The Label
175. Chapter 175 We Choose This
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