The Finish Coat
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MatureOngoing8h 44m
Last published Wed, Jul 1, 2026
Forced to spend her summer as punishment working at her dad's auto shop, 17-year-old Elara is stuck between two very different coworkers: Julian, the serious apprentice with a bright future, and Zane, the hot-headed rebel with a bad attitude. She was supposed to be fixing her mistakes, but now she might be about to make the biggest one of her life.
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