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Chapter 16

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Genevieve's Point of View

A frustrated groan escaped my lips as I reached for my ringing alarm clock, turned it off, and went back to sleep. But just as soon as I turned off the alarm clock, my phone began ringing.

"Who's trying to piss me off?!" I grumbled.

I reached for my phone, and without checking the caller ID, I pressed it against my ear.

"Hello?"

"Girl! Don't tell me you're still in bed!" Kayla's angry voice boomed from the other side.

I sprang up at once. Sleep deserted me as my eyes zeroed in on the alarm clock, and I gasped loudly.

"10:30 a.m.?!" I exclaimed.

Kayla scoffed in disbelief. "I knew it. You are definitely still in bed."

"Listen, Kayla, I slept—"

"Hold it," she interrupted me. "Save your excuses for when I see you. Now... get your ass off the bed and freshen up! You have twenty minutes!"

"Yes, ma'am," I replied.

She huffed dramatically and hung up.

Just when I was about to get off the bed, Enzo came in.

My breath caught in my throat, and I swallowed hard when I t
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