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Chapter 73

Author: sylvette
last update publish date: 2026-03-11 12:35:08

Ava

I kept slamming shots like we had some sort of disagreement which lowkey? We did. The whiskey burned less with each one, which was either progress or a sign I was about to black out in a sticky booth. I Didn’t fucking care for real. The bartender, a guy with a neck tattoo of what looked like a crying clown kept pouring without asking questions. Smart man.

My phone stayed dark. No texts from Chloe or Riley. No apology from Calder. Nothing from Noah except the ghost of his handshake still ti
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