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Chapter 82

Author: Sam Shelly
last update publish date: 2026-06-20 01:40:13

Wren Carter

I shouldn't have come.

That was the first thought that crossed my mind the moment I sat back down. The music was still blasting around us. People were laughing. Some were dancing. Others were cheering at whatever dare was happening now.

Meanwhile…

I wanted the ground to swallow me whole. Because I was almost certain everyone here had witnessed the little scene Cyrus had created on the dance floor.

Wonderful.

Just wonderful.

I grabbed a strand of my hair and tucked it behind my ear w
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