He could hear his heart pounding in his ears by the time he reached the W's, and when he finally found Emelie's name, he exhaled in relief. What he'd done was still very wrong, but at least she was a legal adult.

Student: Woods, Emelie Victoria

Cumulative G.P.A.: 3.21

Year: Senior

Birth date: August 5

Age: 18

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By the time she arrived in class, Nicholas knew something was off about her.

She was beautiful, as usual. Talking to her friends, as usual. But there was a sadness in her eyes that he hadn't seen before.

He wondered briefly if he'd been the cause of that sadness, but he immediately...