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Chapter 78: Shopping Trip
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2026-11-03 16:15:50Ivy POV
Alex looked a bit more like himself after the meeting with the scouts. His shoulders were looser, his eyes clearer. For the first time that day, his smile was unguarded."He seems less anxious now," Lux said. "I hope he gets it.""Me too," I replied. The tension that had gripped him all morning seemed to have melted away, replaced by something lighter, like hope, maybe, or just relief.We were almost at the mall, one place I usually avoided. Not bec
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