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CHAPTER NINETY TWO

Author: Chel-C
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Chapter Ninety Two -The Night Everything Broke

Ariana knew something was wrong the moment the boys went quiet.

Not the playful quiet. Not the “we’re planning something stupid” quiet.

This was different.

The kind of silence that crawls under your skin and waits.

The warehouse lights flickered above them, buzzing like a dying insect. Mason stood near the entrance, jaw tight, staring at his phone like it had personally betrayed him. Caleb paced. Nate hadn’t moved in three minutes — just stood ther
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