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CHAPTER ELEVEN – FALLOUT

Aвтор: Paschal S.
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The rain soaked their body all the way through.

Julian and Aiden were standing close, and you could see their breath mixing together as they moved apart. There was thunder in the distance, making a loud rumbling noise, but they didn't even react. They thought the worst was behind them, but Aiden had his doubts.

Julian still held the damp resignation letter in one hand. It sagged under the rain but didn’t tear. Like him—soaked, but holding.

“We should get inside,” Julian said quietly.

Aiden didn’t move. “And then what?”

“I go upstairs,” Julian replied. “And I tell them who I am.”

“You mean who you’ve been pretending not to be.”

Julian’s eyes looked intense, but he nodded. “Exactly that.”

He offered his hand. Aiden stared at it for a second too long before taking it.

They stepped into the lobby, side by side, and didn't say anything. The lights were so bright it felt like everything was okay again. Like nothing big hard just happened. But deep down they knew something had changed.

But
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