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When Austin heard Pierce’s voice and with the certainty with which he said it, he trembled. Did he give his love letter to anyone else? But... But how could he do that? He’s come! “You gave it to someone else? You’re joking, aren’t you?” he asked pale in his face. The situation of someone handing over his love letter to be distributed throughout the school frightened him. He didn’t want to be a mockery. He didn’t want to be mocked and pointed at him.

Something broke him even more when he heard from Kinney that the chairman of the student council had a chosen one. A descendant of his species. A lion, not a useless cougar. Tears came to Austin’s eyes, which he quickly wiped off with the sleeve of his shirt. He didn’t want to cry in front of him. When he touched him with his shoulder, he followed him obediently. “I don’t like fish.” said quietly and commented, “I’m allergic”, he explained, although he didn’t have to explain it to him.