393 The Love Olympics

"Come on, you know me. I'm a steel vault of secrets. But uh…you knew me before, didn't you? In your other life," Aiden deduced. It was fairly obvious now how Aaron knew enough about his illegal exploits to bribe him into becoming his eyes and ears when he was still a kid.

Aaron nodded. "I met you in 2020. You hacked into a video feed that proved Lacy Knighton murdered her accomplice Max and she ended up dying in prison. I figured it was better to get you onboard early to help me out with my plans since I knew you were out there."

It was hard to wrap his head around. Aaron had been one of the most solid, consistent parts of his life for the past thirteen years of his life and here he was saying they weren't even supposed to meet for another year.

He clapped a hand on his friend's shoulder. "Well, I'm glad you did. My life would have been completely different if I didn't meet you right before starting high school."