n her chest. The new beginning was everything she had dreamed of. The

University. She had taken on a new name, Ymir, which she picked

up. She had come here because she had been promised privacy, but she couldn't shake

the high arches and polished floors-as she walked down the hallway. Bu

ng and some laughing, but they were all completely ign

just hit play on an unwri

One of the Al

is broad shoulders. He stood there, tall, with dark hair that fe

et there he was. He didn't mo

look was so strong. She thought, Could this be a coin

ht, and her body betrayed her with every step he went closer. She couldn't take her eyes off him, a

red to stop. The busy crowd, the sounds of people talking-everything e

luring her in even though ev

. "I would have remembered

commanding presence, but there was a touch

. "I'm just here to start over," she said,

but it was the one she had chosen

d say anything. She looked to the side and

s scary. His eyes looked like they could see right throug

e stayed firm. "Mika." He didn't stop looki

d Rachel could feel the weight

, "Something about yo

was silky

s aware of it. Her past and her secre

n't believe in destiny or the way individuals seemed

two brothers, with their piercing stares

ka could get closer. It was almost

could feel, like an unseen thread tha

ce with his fingers. It wasn't a normal touch. As his fingers ca

inking because her body reacted

voice was low and almost mesmeri

wn. She didn't know what was going on, but t

, a rush of warmth swept over her body, and she knew for sure that it wasn't

gain, and her hear

" she muttered, not loud

"Something you ca

hat her new existence was nothing

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l days. The new name, Ymir, had helped her start over. But even though she was with people she didn't know

on Luka and Mika Solstice, the twin brothers

re drawn to him like a magnet. Mika, on the o

There was something in his eyes that made her f

voice, nearly a whisper. "How a

, and a little blush crept up her

on purpose. "I hope it's

rm, sending an electric shock through her. She instin

iet. "Mika, don't stress her

looking at Rachel. Then, the brothers shared a

an invisible tension, a

two?" Rachel said

uka look at Mika swiftly, and their eyes met fo

t, and Rachel was smac

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institution. She had stayed away from the twins, burying herself in textbooks and campus t

like the air changed. There was an electric charge

lt and started a new life. But now, late at night in her dorm

r head. She couldn't stop thinking about Mika and Luka. The way Mika had caress

wrong w

e curtains. The moonlight lit up the calm campus below, but she was

click behind her,

around, her

as no o

e said to herself i

waiting for her to brea

know? What were th

s-only questions that were