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160 - Crossed lines.

Author: Queensly Novels
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-05-17 22:18:41

Ariana POV

I stared at the new notification on my phone while panic slowly crawled up my throat. NEW POST COMING SOON. More unseen pictures of campus couple Nick Carson and Ariana Reed. The words felt unreal. Like my life had somehow turned into public entertainment overnight.

Nick noticed my expression immediately. "What happened?"

I showed him the screen silently. The second he read it, his jaw tightened hard. "You’ve got to be kidding me."

Laura looked over too before muttering, "These peopl
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