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CHAPTER 186: REMEMBER HULK

Author: Santana Fox
last update publish date: 2026-11-11 22:08:14

CLARA’S POV

I stared at the tag on Tyla’s photo. @SLOANE.

I put my phone down and sat very still. I was surprised, and I waited for the anger to come, but it only came in a small, quiet amount.

"Okay," I whispered, taking a slow breath. "Okay. Be grateful."

Tyla didn’t owe me anything. She never promised to post about Aura, and she never took a cent from me. She had worn my tracksuit in front of fifty thousand people and told them my name, and that was a gift, and gifts are allowed to end.

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I'm really loving the new Jaxon!! I wish something more officially could happen between his and Clara. Like him asking her to be his girlfriend. ans since his Dads not home... why doesn't he go there and visit?
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