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Chapter 75

Author: Gem
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-30 20:38:37

POV: Brandon

If there was one thing I was good at, it was getting us hopelessly off-route in the name of “adventure.” Which is exactly what happened when I saw a crooked wooden sign on the side of the road that said “Beach 6 Miles →” in faded paint.

“Cam,” I said, already turning the wheel before he could protest, “we’re making a detour.”

Cameron groaned from the passenger seat, forehead pressed dramatically against the window. “Is this another one of your serial killer detours? Because I’m not dying in a horror movie with bad cell service.”

“It’s a beach!” I argued, grinning. “You love the ocean.”

“I like the idea of the ocean,” he corrected. “The reality is sand in my shoes and screaming children.”

I patted his knee. “Come on, sunshine. Live a little.”

“Live a little,” I repeated, already halfway down the dirt road that looked like it hadn’t seen civilization since dial-up internet.

Cameron turned to me slowly, like he was resisting the urge to launch himself out of the moving car.
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