A Bitter Awakening

Preston had never seen Jaxon like this before.

Jaxon's face was gaunt, his hair a mess, and there was a whole pile of cigarette butts scattered at his feet.

When Preston walked in, Jaxon let out a bitter laugh, took a hard drag on his cigarette, then flicked it away and ground it out. He looked at Preston with an unreadable expression and asked, "You're here because of Blair, aren't you?"

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