Chapter 113– "The Return of the Missing Watson"
The mansion was unusually peaceful.
Which was suspicious.
Very suspicious.
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Because Section E was studying.
Or pretending to study.
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The dining table was covered in books.
Laptops.
Notes.
Snacks.
And the remains of academic suffering.
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JJ was lying face-down on a textbook.
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"Business management is a scam."
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Alex didn't even look up.
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"You are studying business management."
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"Exactly."
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The Door Opens
Then—
the mansion's main doors opened.
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Nobody looked up immediately.
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Because people came and went all the time.
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Then a familiar voice spoke.
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"Good evening."
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Silence.
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Complete silence.
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Everyone froze.
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JJ sat upright.
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Percy dropped his pen.
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Aries blinked.
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Twice.
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Keifer looked toward the entrance.
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And there he was.
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Cole Watson.
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Standing in the doorway.
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Black coat.
One hand in his pocket.
Travel bag over his shoulder.
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Looking like he'd just walked out of a billion-dollar board meeting.
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Which he probably had.
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Chaos Begins
"C O L E."
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JJ launched herself off the sofa.
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Immediately.
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Percy followed.
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Then Honey.
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Then Freya.
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Then basically everyone.
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Cole looked mildly alarmed.
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A rare sight.
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Because apparently nobody told him he was now considered family.
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The Brother
Keifer reached him first.
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Neither said anything.
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Just looked at each other.
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Then Keifer punched his shoulder.
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Hard.
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Cole frowned.
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"Why?"
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"You disappeared."
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"Work."
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"Still."
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Cole considered it.
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"...fair."
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The Missing Piece
Then suddenly—
the room became quieter.
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Because someone wasn't moving.
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Someone wasn't speaking.
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Someone was staring.
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Care.
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Standing near the staircase.
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Looking directly at him.
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And she looked furious.
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Absolutely furious.
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Cole immediately noticed.
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And for the first time since arriving—
he looked nervous.
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Uh Oh
"Care."
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The way he said her name was careful.
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Very careful.
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Like approaching a wild animal.
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Or a bomb.
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Possibly both.
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Care smiled.
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A dangerous smile.
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The entire mansion backed away instinctively.
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Because everyone recognized it.
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The smile of doom.
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The Heel
Care slowly removed one heel.
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Silence.
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Cole saw it.
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Everyone saw it.
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Nobody intervened.
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Because self-preservation.
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Then—
WHOOSH.
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The heel flew across the room.
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Like a guided missile.
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And smacked directly into Cole's chest.
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Perfect hit.
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Absolute accuracy.
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Olympic-level accuracy.
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Silence.
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JJ covered her mouth.
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Percy nearly died laughing.
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Keifer physically sat down.
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Because he couldn't breathe.
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The CEO
The terrifying CEO.
The mysterious Watson.
The man who scared Kaizer.
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Had just been attacked with footwear.
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And accepted it.
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Cole looked down at the heel.
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Then back at Care.
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"...I deserved that."
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Care pointed immediately.
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"YOU DISAPPEARED."
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"Work."
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"YOU ALMOST DIED."
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"...technically that was you."
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The second heel came off.
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Cole corrected himself instantly.
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"I apologize."
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Smart.
Very smart.
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Denial Mode
Aera watched the entire thing.
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Then whispered to JJ:
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"Those two are in love."
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JJ whispered back:
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"I know."
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"Do they know?"
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"No."
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"Tragic."
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The Flirting Virus
The conversation should have ended there.
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Unfortunately—
Cole had apparently spent too much time around Keifer.
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Because he suddenly grinned.
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Actually grinned.
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And looked at Care.
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"You missed me."
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Silence.
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The entire mansion froze.
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Care froze.
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JJ froze.
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Keifer froze.
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Because nobody expected that.
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Nobody.
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Care.exe Stops Working
Care stared.
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"...what?"
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Cole looked completely calm.
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"You were worried."
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"I was angry."
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"Worried."
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"Angry."
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"Worried."
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"ANGRY."
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The grin widened.
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JJ immediately pointed.
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"OH MY GOD."
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The Watson Disease
Keifer stood.
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Pointed at Cole.
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"YOU HAVE IT."
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Cole blinked.
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"Have what?"
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"The virus."
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"What virus?"
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"The Watson flirting disease."
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Percy nodded immediately.
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"It's genetic."
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Aera nodded too.
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"Definitely genetic."
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Care looked ready to commit a felony.
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Cole looked far too pleased with himself.
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JJ was laughing.
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Keifer was proud.
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And somewhere deep inside—
the mansion finally felt complete again.
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Because the missing Watson had come home.
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And unfortunately for Care—
he had returned with a smile.
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Which was somehow more dangerous than any weapon he owned.
🖤😂🏠✨👠🔥
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The plan had sounded simple.
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One night.
Girls only.
No boys.
No assignments.
No hospital discussions.
No Watson family drama.
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Just fun.
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A normal girls' night.
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Which was exactly why it became a disaster.
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The Departure
The boys should have known something was wrong.
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Because all the girls got ready at the same time.
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JJ.
Care.
Lyra.
Aera.
Ella.
Honey.
Freya.
Rakhi.
Mica.
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And when they walked downstairs—
the mansion became suspiciously quiet.
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Freya immediately pointed.
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"Why are they staring?"
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Because every male in the room had forgotten how words worked.
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Even Cole.
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Especially Cole.
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Care noticed.
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"...what?"
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"Nothing."
Cole answered instantly.
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The problem was—
it was very obviously not nothing.
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Three Hours Later
At the mansion—
peace existed.
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Then Aera's message arrived.
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A video.
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Sent to the group chat.
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Percy opened it first.
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Big mistake.
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The Video
The video showed:
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JJ dancing.
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Aera dancing.
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Freya dancing.
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Everyone dancing.
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Very loudly.
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Very chaotically.
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And very close to a group of random guys who were also on the dance floor.
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The girls were completely unaware.
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Too busy singing.
Laughing.
Teasing each other.
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JJ was standing on a chair.
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Nobody knew why.
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Silence
The living room became silent.
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Very silent.
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Keifer stared at the screen.
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Aries stared at the screen.
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Alex stared at the screen.
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Cole stared at the screen.
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Rhys stared at the screen.
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The atmosphere changed instantly.
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The Mission
Five minutes later—
cars were already leaving the mansion.
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Nobody discussed it.
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Nobody voted.
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Everyone simply went.
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Because they all knew exactly where they were heading.
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The Club
The music was loud.
The lights were bright.
The dance floor was crowded.
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And in the center of the chaos—
were the girls.
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Exactly where the video showed.
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The Disaster
JJ was singing.
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Badly.
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Very badly.
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Honey and Mica were laughing so hard they couldn't stand properly.
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Freya was trying to convince everyone she was a professional dancer.
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She wasn't.
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Aera was somehow leading the chaos.
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Which should have surprised nobody.
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The Rescue Team Arrives
The boys entered.
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And immediately spotted them.
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The relief lasted approximately three seconds.
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Because the girls spotted them too.
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JJ
"KEIFERRRRR!"
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The entire club heard it.
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Keifer immediately regretted everything.
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JJ pointed dramatically.
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"LOOK."
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"What?"
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"I FOUND KEIFER."
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"...yes."
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Care
Meanwhile—
Care spotted Cole.
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Narrowed her eyes.
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Walked directly toward him.
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Cole knew something bad was about to happen.
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Years of experience.
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Unfortunately—
not enough experience.
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Because Care immediately punched his shoulder.
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Not hard.
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Just enough to make a point.
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"YOU."
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Cole blinked.
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"...me?"
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"YES YOU."
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"I have no idea what's happening."
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"GOOD."
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Keifer
JJ saw this.
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Then looked at Keifer.
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Thought deeply for three seconds.
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Then copied Care.
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And lightly smacked Keifer's arm.
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For absolutely no reason.
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Keifer stared.
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"...why?"
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"I SUPPORT WOMEN."
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Silence.
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Complete silence.
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Even Aera laughed.
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The Escape
Eventually—
the boys decided enough was enough.
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Because leaving them there longer would probably create international incidents.
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So the rescue operation began.
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Aries guided Ella.
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Percy helped Honey.
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Alex got Lyra.
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Rhys got Aera.
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Cole somehow convinced Care to walk toward the exit.
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A miracle.
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And Keifer practically carried JJ.
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Because JJ had decided walking was optional.
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The Cars
The parking lot looked like a kindergarten field trip.
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Except everyone was adults.
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Technically.
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The drive back to the mansion should have been peaceful.
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Should have.
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Unfortunately—
every single girl in the convoy was drunk.
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And every single boy was regretting life.
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Car One
Inside Keifer's car:
JJ.
Care.
Keifer.
Cole.
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A combination that should have been illegal.
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JJ was sitting sideways.
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Looking at Care very seriously.
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Very.
Seriously.
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Care was also looking at JJ.
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Equally serious.
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The boys immediately became concerned.
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Because drunk people becoming serious was never a good sign.
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The Proposal
JJ grabbed Care's hands.
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"Care."
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"Yes?"
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"Marry me."
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Silence.
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Complete silence.
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Keifer nearly drove into another lane.
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Cole physically choked.
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Care blinked.
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Then gasped dramatically.
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"JJ."
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"Yes?"
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"I thought you'd never ask."
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Cole hit his head against the seat.
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Hard.
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The Wedding Planning
JJ immediately became emotional.
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"WE'LL HAVE TWELVE CATS."
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Care nodded.
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"YES."
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"A BIG HOUSE."
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"YES."
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"AND A LIBRARY."
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"YES."
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The boys looked like their souls were leaving their bodies.
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Meanwhile
In another car—
Aera had proposed to Lyra.
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Nobody knew how.
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Nobody wanted to know.
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Rhys certainly didn't want to know.
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Aera was holding Lyra's hand dramatically.
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"My love."
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Lyra stared.
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Half asleep.
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"What."
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"We shall rule together."
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"...okay."
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Rhys almost drove into a tree.
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Car Three
Honey had apparently proposed to Freya.
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Freya accepted.
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Then forgot.
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Then proposed back.
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Then both forgot again.
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Percy and Edrix had given up completely.
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Mansion Arrival
When they finally arrived—
the girls somehow became worse.
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Not better.
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Worse.
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The Great Escape Attempt
The boys opened the doors.
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The girls immediately scattered.
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Like drunk pigeons.
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Care
Care got out first.
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Confidently.
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Very confidently.
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Took three steps.
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Walked directly into a wall.
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THUD.
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Silence.
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Cole froze.
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The wall survived.
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Barely.
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Care stared at the wall.
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"...who put that there?"
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Cole closed his eyes.
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"Architecture."
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JJ
At the exact same moment—
JJ was trying to walk toward the entrance.
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Unfortunately—
Care was also trying to walk toward the entrance.
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Neither saw each other.
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Collision
WHAM.
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They walked directly into each other.
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And immediately fell.
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Flat.
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Onto the ground.
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The Laughter
For three seconds—
silence.
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Then—
they started laughing.
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And they couldn't stop.
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At all.
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The kind of laughter where breathing becomes optional.
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The kind where absolutely nothing is funny anymore.
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Which somehow makes everything funny.
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Evil Witches
Both were lying on the ground.
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Holding their stomachs.
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Laughing so hard tears appeared.
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"CARE."
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"WHAT."
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More laughter.
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Neither knew what was happening.
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Neither cared.
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From a distance—
they genuinely sounded like two evil witches planning a crime.
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JJ pointed randomly.
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And laughed harder.
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Care saw her pointing.
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Started laughing harder too.
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Nobody knew why.
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Not even them.
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The Boys Suffer
Meanwhile—
the boys were carrying their own disasters.
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Keifer had JJ.
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Cole had Care.
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Alex had Lyra.
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Rhys had Aera.
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And every single one of them looked exhausted.
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The Ring Incident
Then suddenly—
JJ gasped.
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"Oh no."
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Everyone froze.
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"What happened?"
Keifer asked.
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JJ pointed dramatically.
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"My engagement ring."
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Silence.
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Everyone immediately started searching.
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Panic.
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Pure panic.
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Then JJ held up her hand.
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The ring was still there.
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The Murder
Keifer considered murder.
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Just briefly.
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Carrying Them Upstairs
Eventually—
the girls were carried upstairs.
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One by one.
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Like extremely chaotic princesses.
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Care & Cole
Cole carried Care toward her room.
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Care was half asleep.
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Half conscious.
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And still talking.
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"You're tall."
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Cole looked down.
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"...thank you?"
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"You should be shorter."
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"...what?"
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"I don't know."
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Neither did she.
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JJ & Keifer
Meanwhile—
Keifer carried JJ.
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Who suddenly opened one eye.
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"Future husband."
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Keifer sighed.
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"Yes?"
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"I love you."
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Silence.
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A genuine smile appeared.
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Then JJ immediately added:
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"But I also love Care."
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The smile disappeared.
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Immediately.
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By 2 AM—
all girls were finally in bed.
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Asleep.
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Peaceful.
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Completely unaware of the chaos they had caused.
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The boys stood outside the room.
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Exhausted.
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Broken.
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Questioning every life decision.
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Inside—
Care rolled over.
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Accidentally hit JJ.
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JJ hit her back.
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Neither woke up.
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The boys stared.
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Then slowly closed the door.
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And unanimously agreed:
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They were never letting the girls go clubbing alone again.
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A decision that would absolutely be ignored next time.
🖤😂💍🍷🏠✨🤣
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The mansion slept.
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For once—
there was no chaos.
No arguments.
No laughter echoing through the halls.
No JJ running somewhere she shouldn't.
No Aera arguing with Rhys.
No Care throwing footwear at billionaires.
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Just silence.
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Soft yellow lights glowed from a few windows.
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Most of the mansion had gone dark hours ago.
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From a distant rooftop across the road—
someone watched.
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A silhouette.
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Still.
Patient.
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Female.
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The darkness hid her face.
The hood hid everything else.
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Only her phone screen illuminated her hands.
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A message thread was already open.
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One contact.
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K. Watson
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Her eyes remained fixed on the mansion.
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On one particular window.
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The girls' room.
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A faint light still glowed inside.
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Then—
her fingers moved.
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A message appeared.
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> Observation update.
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A pause.
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> Target: Cole Watson confirmed.
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Another pause.
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> Previous assessment remains accurate.
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Her gaze shifted.
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Toward the window again.
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Toward the people inside.
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Then she typed:
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> Weakness 1 remains unchanged.
Jasper Jean Mariano.
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The message lingered.
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Then another line appeared.
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> Additional weakness identified.
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A few seconds passed.
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The final text was sent.
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> Dr. Care Patel.
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Message delivered.
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Seen instantly.
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The reply came less than ten seconds later.
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Just three words.
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> Continue observing them.
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The silhouette stared at the screen.
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Then locked the phone.
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Below—
inside the mansion—
everyone remained completely unaware.
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Laughing.
Living.
Studying.
Loving.
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Believing the danger had passed.
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The woman took one final look at the glowing mansion.
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Then disappeared back into the darkness.
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And somewhere far away—
a man named Kaizer Watson smiled.
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The game, it seemed,
was far from over.
🖤
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Enemy was closer, Much closer.
🖤🌙🚘
And somewhere, fate quietly began counting down.