Chapter Two — The Boy Who Pretended Not to Know Her
The next day at school, a new student walked in.
Same hair. Same eyes.
Same boy.
He introduced himself as Eiren Hale—quiet voice, unreadable expression.
But when Lina approached him, he stared at her like a stranger.
"Have we met?" he asked, though his eyes flashed with recognition.
Lina felt two things at once:
frustration… and a strange pull she couldn't explain.