Aiden is leaning against the side of the orange car, hands in his pockets, eyes widening when he sees me. Mark is on the other side, eyeing everything carefully, hand on his back like he's also carrying a gun. Am I dreaming? What the fuck is happening? No one speaks. The silence is deafening, the tension thick enough to choke on. I’m frozen in place, unable to move, barely able to breathe. My gaze stays locked on Aiden. He looks like he’s aged five years in the single night we’ve been apart—his face sharper, colder, more haunted. “What…” My voice trembles, confused and uncertain. “What is going on?” Still, I don’t move. I can't. Every nerve in my body screams caution. It’s like a standoff, and I don’t know who’s holding who at gunpoint. One wrong move, and someone could get shot. Aiden’s eyes never leave me. His posture is relaxed, too relaxed—but I see through it. The tension coils under his skin like a snake ready to strike, his muscles straining beneath his white button-down s
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