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THE BATTLE

Author: JOSSY
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-08 15:45:37

“Son, you can’t!” His father responds with an icy tone and glare. He must have sensed the naivety in his son’s statement.

Jayden doesn’t answer. Instead, he walks over to the corner of the room, where his bag sits. He opens it, pulling out something I didn’t expect—a gun.

A gun!

The sight of it stirs back the memories of our last episode before the accident. The ringing starts in my head, fear creeping in me, almost bringing me down to my knees.

“How the hell do you have that?” Joe asks, his voice sharp as he holds me steady. I am really shaken. I think I developed a phobia for these weapons that day.

Jayden looks up, his gaze steady. Not baffled and not apologetic at all for being in possession of a gun. “It is only natural for people living in these kinds of environments to have some weapons for security reasons. And there is no better one than this; he eyes his gun, positioning it in his hand as if he went for training and attention even to the least important detail about gun trai
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  • MY STEPBROTHER'S RETURN   NOT THREATENED

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  • MY STEPBROTHER'S RETURN   CHALLENGE

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  • MY STEPBROTHER'S RETURN   BAD RECEPTION

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