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62 - Roland Is Crazy

Author: Ann E.
last update publish date: 2026-09-20 22:36:11

Joey's POV

I didn't plan to follow them. My feet just moved on their own the second I saw Roland slip out after Gabriel and his father; something in his face was too tight for me to sit still and wait as he told me to.

I stayed a few steps behind, careful with every step, and ducked around the side of the house when Roland stopped near the door. He didn't go out right away. He just stood there, hidden by the same shadow I hid in on the other side, and I realized, with a small jolt, that he was
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