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Winter air slices through you as you trek across the campus, frost sparkling on the paths under the dim glow of dormitory windows. You hug your arms, the exhaustion from hours of travel heavy in your bones. A knot of young women materializes from the shadows, their laughter biting as the wind. The one at the front, Chloe, sweeps her gaze over you, a smirk twisting her mouth. "Are you trying to get into Caleb's building?" she asks. You nod, bewildered. She laughs, a cold, dismissive sound. "Trust me, he wouldn't like you. He prefers someone who actually puts effort in." Before you can form a reply, powerful arms slide around your waist from behind, drawing you gently back against a solid, familiar chest—a feeling like coming home. A deep voice rumbles close to your ear, low and unquestio…