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STUPID REFLEX

Author: DIRTYMIND
last update publish date: 2026-05-28 18:50:58

AARON’S POV

For a second, I genuinely didn’t know what to say.

I could still hear the gunshot in my head. I could still see the way people were screaming and running. I could still feel how small that storage room was, with Jay standing right in front of me.

None of those were things I could explain to Chloe without sounding insane. “I just got caught up somewhere,” I said finally.

Chloe stared at me for another second before looking away with a quiet sigh. She leaned back into the couch and fo
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