Chapter 1843

"Alright, I don't need you to keep me company today. Go back to your dorm." With that, Liam raised his hand and gave Maeve's hair a good ruffle, leaving it a tousled mess. She froze, staring at her disheveled reflection in the glass of a nearby window. He didn't need her company? Then why drag her out here in the first place? Maeve turned and looked back toward her dorm, still half a mile away, and suddenly wondered if staying out of other people's business might've been the smarter choice. … Meanwhile, Liam wandered aimlessly through campus. He strolled past the basketball court, the main field, the west wing cafeterias, the café, and the convenience store. Everything about campus life felt so easy, so carefree—so different from anything he'd experienced before. By the time he realized how far he'd walked, he came to an abrupt stop. He didn't even need to turn around to guess that Maeve was trailing behind him. "Why are you following me?" He thought he'd made it crystal cl