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Pressure

Author: Precious rose
last update publish date: 2026-04-30 23:10:35

Avery’s POV

Wyatt pulled up outside Monochrome and kept the engine running.

He stayed quiet most of the drive. I could see him thinking hard about something. I left him alone because I was doing the same thing since I woke up.

"So what are you going to do?"

I picked up my bag from the back seat. "Talk to her."

He turned to look at me. "You want to do this alone?"

“Yes, Wyatt.”

“That could be dangerous, let me come with you.” He unclipped his seatbelt.

My hands moved to stop him. "You have thing
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