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Theodore Nott has been missing for three days. When you finally track him down, he looks exhausted, feverish, and determined to keep you as far away from him as possible. Which would be easier to respect if he didn’t also keep looking at you like that. You’ve had a crush on Theo for longer than you care to admit, so when his restraint finally cracks, it feels like something you’ve wanted for years has finally become real. Then it happens again. And again. Every time, Theo seems calmer afterward. Every time, the strange intensity between you feels harder to dismiss. But Theo is hiding something. And when you finally learn what has really been happening to him, every moment between you suddenly means something different. Was it desire? Was it desperation? Or were you simply the person who made the symptoms stop? By the time the truth comes out, the magic is already fading. The problem is that Theo’s feelings might not be. Now you have to decide whether what began under a spell can survive once there is nothing left forcing either of you closer.