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Chapter 55

Author: A. Leilani
last update publish date: 2025-09-06 16:17:42

Chapter 55

SLOANE

The bass from Tommy's headphones vibrated through the car seat as I navigated the morning traffic toward Kingston Industries. In my peripheral vision, I could see him bobbing his head to whatever music was pumping through the expensive headset I'd bought him yesterday, one hand holding his burger while the other clutched his phone like a lifeline.

At fifteen, Tommy looked like any other teenager, this period where they think everything is not cool, acting grumpy and having var
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