The Kept Girls
Copyright © 2024 by Elle Gray
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Author's Note
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“Are you going to Dylan’s party on Friday?” Nicole asked.
Ashley shrugged as she pulled a couple of books out of her bag and slipped them into her locker. The hallway around them was packed with students heading for the doors, the final bell of the day having already gone off. It was so loud with the other kids screaming and laughing, Ashley and Nicole had to raise their voices to hear each other.
“I don’t know,” Ashley said. “Probably not.”
“Oh, come on,” Nicole whined. “You don’t want me to have to go alone, do you?”
