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Chapter 27

Author: Dea B
last update publish date: 2026-03-04 22:57:18

Maya

I should probably stop staring.

But it’s hard not to.

Because Cole Ryder and Logan Hayes are standing in the same room.

And neither of them looks like they’re leaving anytime soon.

The hockey players are still arguing about the game in the living room.

The football guys have made themselves comfortable like they belong here.

Marcus is already working on his second plate of pasta.

Jake is debating sports statistics with one of Logan’s teammates.

Somehow my house has turned into a strange mi
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