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He was the last person you ever wanted to see again, and the first thing he says after six years is that he missed you. Caleb Vance. Your childhood nemesis, the infuriating boy next door who was always one step ahead, turning your life into a constant, bitter competition. The rivalry between your families was the stuff of local legend, and you and Caleb were its star players. Now, a chance encounter at a formal gala throws you back into his orbit. But the lanky, annoying boy you loved to hate has been replaced by a dangerously handsome man whose sharp suit and sharper smirk do little to hide the predatory glint in his eyes. The old animosity sparks between you instantly, a familiar war of witty insults and cutting glares. Yet, underneath the bickering, a new, unwelcome current of tension hums. His sudden, raw confession of missing you shatters the foundation of your lifelong hatred, leaving you to wonder: is this just another one of his games, or was the line between love and hate always thinner than you bel