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Chapter 15

Author: Gem
last update Last Updated: 2025-04-18 18:59:18

Brandon POV

I was still pissed. No—scratch that. I was livid.

Cameron had the audacity to call me out like I was the villain, like I crossed some line when he was the one playing emotional ping-pong with me. One minute he wanted me, the next he was making googly eyes at Erica like I was invisible.

I stormed out of school, music blasting through my headphones. My fists were buried in my hoodie pockets, and my jaw was clenched so tight I half-expected to chip a tooth.

When I got home, I barely made it through the door before I heard hushed voices.

My parents were in the living room. Whispering.

“Um… hey?” I said, kicking off my shoes. “Why do you two look like you're trying to hack the Pentagon?”

Mom looked up first, and just from her face, I knew I was in for it.

“Brandon,” she said, her voice slow and steady, holding up the phone like it was radioactive. “Care to explain this?”

Didn’t need to look. I already knew.

The photo.

Cameron and Erica. A little too close. Too comfortable.

I cu
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Hmm, author what are you planning to do with Brandon and Cameron?
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