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Chapter 009

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Brayden's POV

My arm was wrapped tight around Janessa’s waist, and I had a front-row seat to the exact moment Trevor’s face turned from a worried boyfriend into an utterly betrayed twin.

It was beautiful. The color drained from his face so fast he looked like he’d been hit by a puck mid-stride. His eyes bounced from my hand anchored firmly on Janessa’s hip up to my face, his jaw working silently as his brain compl

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