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Chapter 182: The Question

Author: Billie Patsy
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Alex’s POV

The evening air smelled like jasmine and charcoal when Kara and Pierre pulled up the driveway. I’d been standing on the porch for ten minutes, watching the road, suddenly nervous in a way that didn’t make sense — like this was the first real, normal thing we’d ever done, and I was terrified of messing it up. Emily came up behind me, slipping her arms around my waist, and rested her cheek against my back.

“Relax,” she said, laughing softly. “It’s just dinner. They’re our friends. Not
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