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2022-08-23 01:01:03Kade knew he was in trouble the moment bright, unfiltered sunlight suddenly poured into his room and landed squarely on his closed eyes.
His eyes snapped open before quickly squeezing shut as the early morning light assaulted his retinas and sent searing pain like an ice-pick to the raw nerves in his brain. For a few very brief moments Kade found himself trying to work out what had happened to leave him with a pounding headache and a mouth like it had been filled with dirt before he was assaulted by watery memories of the previous day. He released a groan that was a mixture of pain and regret, a hand coming up to scrub his ashened face. The sudden sharp pain in his lip from the contact made him wince and he cursed under his breath praying for sleep to take him once more.
“Rise and shine, sweet cheeks.” A familiar voice broke through the heavy silence making Kade open his eyes to stare up at the dark haired intruder.
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