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ASHLEY

I knew something was fishy from the start.

First, Carson sent a message from a strange number. What happened to his phone? Why did he text with a strange number?

The second point of concern was the content of the message. How did Carson send a message that sounded more like Axel? Carson was naughty too, very naughty but he was not dominant, like Axel. The tone of the message made me think of Axel. It was the way he spoke. All that control reeked of him.

But I chose to just ignore it since they were planning together. I concluded that Axel probably told him what to write or he just chose to sound that way to spice things up.

Carson walked into my room and looked amazed. He looked like he was shocked to find me like that. I assumed that he did not expect me to do what he said, exactly how he said it, hence the shock.

If he sent the text, it was supposed to be a look of satisfaction on his face, not surprise.

I expected that Axel and Brody would join us in a short while since the