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Chapter 18

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Zach’s POV

“So, are you going to say something?”

The thinning patience in Ryder’s voice was hard to miss, and I honestly couldn’t blame him for it.

I had spent the past five minutes stumbling over the words in my head, trying to figure how to even start the conversation. And it dawned on me that I had come here with a lot of morale and no plan.

And now I just looked stupid.

“Something has been bothering me for a while now, and I just got some information that points it to you,” I started, sayin
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