Tangled Hearts

finding their seats with their laptops, notebooks, and the occasional cup of coffee in hand. It was a Tuesday morning, and I was already over it

same group of people, the same droning professor, the same routine. My

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a Eve

violet-grey eyes-flashed with a kind of intelligence that made it impossible to look away. She was talking to a few friends,

f girl every guy wanted to date and every girl wanted to be. She had this aura about her, this

pissed

d a reputation to uphold, and getting involved with

nough. A playful smile tugged at the corner of her li

s. The last thing I needed was t

out the way she carried herself-confident, carefree, like she had the world fi

t of me? It

ng back to her. Aurora Everett. She was sitting just a few rows in front of me, her attention completely absorbed in the

ng me forget why I didn't do this-why I did

nd no matter how hard I tried to fight it, I knew it wa

her pen against her notebook in a rhythm that seemed to echo in my brain. I couldn't help it-my attention was glued to her. Everything about her w

out of hand. I was the guy who didn't get attached. I didn't need anyone to complicate my life. And yet, ev

things. I stood up, stretched, and made my way to the exit, already plottin

id

fr

one eyebrow raised as she looked at me with that same, know

casual, but the way she said it... it

e random girl who wanted to have a polite conversation. This was Aurora f

coming out colder than

whole situation amusing. She stepped closer, so we were standing just a few inches a

oice lighter now. "I heard you're the guy to

w. "Flattery, huh?

serious. I could use some advice on a

ls who looked like they had their life together. But there was something about the way she spoke-s

e. "I don't give out free a

n it for you? A conversation with someone w

t people just fawned over me, trying to impress me. But Aurora? She was different. I could see it in

than anything

my voice just enough that only she could hear. "I'll he

her gaze unmistakable. "I wo

f students, leaving me standing there with the feeling that

t to admit that t

and now, I was beginning to wonder if

st any girl. She was someone who could turn my whole world upside down if I

one thing

in t