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Chapter 15: Don't Be A Stranger

Author: Emily Robertson
last update Last Updated: 2022-11-24 14:13:50
With one band member still MIA, Innominate is at a standstill. Leader of the group, Nate Larson finally issued a statement on the whereabouts of bandmate Austin King. "Austin has some personal matters to attend to, and we hope that you will allow him the time and space he needs to deal with them as he sees fit." Speculation is running wild with where he really is. A source close to the band told us that Austin was given an ultimatum, either check into rehab or he was out of the group.

Austin wasn't sure what the plan was, but one thing was certain, Colby fucking Taylor was going down. He hadn't been lying when he told Shelby if she really wanted a life with him, he'd step aside. He'd only made that promise because he knew she wasn't happy, and she didn't want that. He could see it in her eyes. He could tell just by the way she was with him. He hated the way the asshole put his hands on her, and it made his blood boil thinking that he may have done it many times before. Maybe
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