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Chapter 29

Penulis: Author Shasa
last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2025-08-15 23:18:51

MAXTON'S POV

Think. Think. Think. Say literally anything that won’t spark World War III between us. And fast.

Talia and I rode to school in dead silence and it was not the comfortable kind. It was the kind that buzzes in your ears and makes you want to fling yourself out the window just to escape it. She didn’t speak. I couldn’t figure out what to say that wouldn’t set her off or earn me a curse word or two from her.

She had this picture of me in her head, some villain version of myself. I apparently couldn’t shake or change her mind no matter how hard I tried. And honestly? It stung knowing she might never see me any differently.

“So how did you sleep?” I finally blurted, desperate to cut through the awkwardness.

Nothing. She just stared out the window, it was as if the passing trees were more interesting than breathing the same air as me.

Then, without looking at me, she said, “Why do you care? Don’t act like we’re friends. Because last time I checked, we are not.”

I exhaled hard,
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