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Chapter 37

Author: Author Shasa
last update Last Updated: 2025-08-24 22:16:15

MAXTON’S POV

I just stared at her, my brain trying to catch up, but nothing good was coming out.

“What do you want to talk about Zeke for?” Talia asked, one brow raised, eyes locked on me like she was waiting for me to slip.

I hadn’t even meant to say it. I want to talk about Zeke. It just fell out of my mouth, like my brain and my mouth weren’t on the same team. The truth was I had nothing. Nothing I could actually say that she would believe.

Because if there’s one thing I know about Talia, it’s that she doesn’t trust me. Not my words, not my intentions. She’s wired to think I am lying before I even open my mouth.

But then I saw his name pop up on her phone. Zeke. And something in me snapped. A bit of anger, jealousy, maybe even panic. It made me want to say everything she needs to know about him right then and there, lay it all out no matter the fallout.

But I held back. Not because I didn’t want to but because I knew she would shut me down before I even got past the first word.

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