𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐆 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐄

Chapter 15: "The Spaces Between"

Siena’s POV

I didn’t remember walking out of his office.

I barely remembered anything—except the way his hand had held my wrist… the way his body had caged mine like I was something he couldn’t let go of.

Something he almost kissed.

Almost.

I kept touching my wrist like I could still feel the warmth of his skin there.

Everything inside me was shaking, even though the hallway was quiet, even though no one saw me.

It was the first time anyone had ever touched me like that.
Not gently.
Not accidentally.

Like he wanted me.

And even now—hours later—I couldn’t stop replaying it. The way his eyes darkened. The sound of the door locking. The pressure of his chest so close to mine, the way he bent down and said—

“I’ve been patient.”

My heart had nearly exploded.

And now, I didn’t know what to do with all the feelings tangled inside me.

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That Night – Siena’s Dorm

Sofia looked up from her laptop the moment I walked in.

“You okay?” she asked immediately.

I hesitated too long before answering.

“Yeah,” I said softly. “Just tired.”

She narrowed her eyes. “You’ve been acting weird all week.”

I gave her a small smile. “Weird how?”

“You space out more than usual. You don’t answer when I talk. You look like your brain’s trying to solve world hunger.”

I laughed faintly. “That’s dramatic.”

She crossed her arms. “You’re hiding something.”

I glanced down at my hands, twisting in my lap.

It wasn’t that I didn’t want to tell her.

It was just… how do you explain something that still makes your heart race every time you remember it?

“I think I’m in trouble,” I whispered.

Sofia blinked. “Like… academic trouble?”

I shook my head.

And then looked up at her, lips parted, voice trembling—

“Heart trouble.”

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Jungkook’s POV

I shouldn’t have touched her.

I shouldn’t have pulled her in. Shouldn’t have locked the door. Shouldn’t have pinned her to the wall like I couldn’t help myself.

Because I could have helped myself.

But I chose not to.

And that terrified me.

When I looked into her eyes—those wide, doe-like eyes full of fear and something dangerously close to want—I knew I had crossed a line I couldn’t uncross.

And the worst part?

I didn’t regret it.

I only regretted stopping.

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The Next Day – Campus

I avoided her.

Not because I didn’t want to see her.

But because I was scared of what would happen if I did.

Because one more second alone with her, one more look, one more innocent question in that soft voice—and I might not stop myself next time.

And next time…

There wouldn’t be a next time.

It would be the end of everything I’ve tried to protect her from.

And yet—

Every time I closed my eyes, I still saw the way she looked up at me.

Like she trusted me.

Even when I was pressing her to the wall like a man completely lost to his own emotions.

Even when I didn’t deserve it.

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Siena’s POV

He didn’t look at me the next day.

Not in class.

Not in the hallway.

Not once.

I knew it was better this way.

Safer.

But a small part of me—the foolish, helpless part—ached anyway.

Because no matter how wrong it was…

I’d never felt more seen than I had in that moment.

And now?

Now I felt like a ghost.

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End of Chapter 15

> Some silence isn’t peaceful.
Some distance feels like punishment.

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