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Jaxen Poe · Jun 1, 2026

Shark Key - Episode 4

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I blinked and peeled my tongue from the roof of my mouth. My lips were sticky and my eyes were sore. My temples throbbed and I shook my head, rubbing my eyes. This is why I tried not to drink when I went to the bar; I was a lightweight with hard liquor, and I always paid for it in the morning.

Wine never did this to me. Wine was my friend.

Someone stretched beside me.

“Morning,” he mumbled as he yawned.

“Oh, God,” I groaned.

Dave grinned at me as he scratched his chest. I quickly glanced under the covers to make sure I was at least wearing underwear.

I was.

Before you draw any conclusions from this you should know that it isn’t what you think. Maybe I couldn’t really remember what I was wearing when I went to bed, but I remembered everything else.

I was true to myself. I had integrity, dammit.

Mostly.

“You wanna moan that a little louder?” Dave asked, scooting closer. “I could help.”

“It was a cry for help.”

“Sure didn’t sound like that last night,” he mumbled, smirking. “Actually, you kept beg…

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