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"No."

"Good."

Her eyes fill.

"I thought he was going to shoot you."

"Didn't."

"He pointed that gun right at you."

"Yeah."

"Vex."

The way she says my name nearly guts me.

I cup her face.

"I'm here, my little chaos."

A tear slips down her cheek.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again."

"Wasn't planning on it."

She lets out a shaky laugh that turns into a sob.

I pull her close.

"Got you, darlin'."

She buries her face against my neck.

For a while, I just hold her.

Don't care about the broken door, the blood on my floor, or the assholes being hauled outside.

Only her.

Then she whispers something against my shirt.

"What?"

"Aaron."

Fuck.

I close my eyes.

She pulls back.

"He said he buried him."

"I heard."

"Do you think it's true?"