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ARIA’S POV

I wanted the ground to open and swallow me whole. Why did he have to appear now, when I was just about to take my last step to freedom? Just like that, it slipped through my fingers. But I wasn’t going to give up.

I turned slowly, and there he was—Liam, standing in the shadows, his eyes fixed on me. My throat tightened. I forced a weak smile, moving closer but not too close.

“People are everywhere… so I came here to pee,” I lied, my voice too steady to ...