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Chapter Seven: Everyone was to be Civil

Author: Twinkle
last update Petsa ng paglalathala: 2026-09-05 17:41:02

Here is a list of things I thought I'd never say out loud in my one wild and precious life. Number One… "I guess I'll just sleep on my stepbrother's couch."

And yet. There I was. Standing in the doorway of Jace's room with a duffel bag, a pillow shaped like a taco, and the specific facial expression of someone watching their own life turn into a sitcom pilot.

"Absolutely not," Jace said, the second he saw me.

"Cosign," I said. "I’m in full agreement. Do you want to tell your dad or should I?"

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