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Burned Into Me

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Callie

Grayson hadn’t let me out of his sight all afternoon, after Mary had left. Every time I moved, his gaze followed. Even when Mia was in the room, he found excuses—brushing against me when reaching for a glass, his palm grazing my back as if he couldn’t help claiming pieces of me in plain sight.

By evening, my nerves were frayed. The kitchen smelled faintly of lemon soap. I stood at the sink rinsing plates while Mia retreated upstairs, humming to herself. The moment her door clicked shut, I felt him behind me. My hands stilled in the water.

“You are tense,” he murmured, close to my ear.

“You think?” I tried to sound sharp, but the tremor betrayed me.

His hand slid along my hip, his thumb tracing the curve deliberately. “She got under your skin.”

“She saw the bruises, Grayson. She is already spinning her story.”

“She can spin all she wants.” His lips brushed the back of my neck, heat sparking low in my belly. “What she can’t do… is touch what is mine.”

The plate slipped from my fi
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  • Off Limits    Mall

    Callie The mall was bustling with the sound of heels on the floors, laughter, and the occasional screech of a stroller wheel. I tried to focus on my phone, pretending I was texting Mia. I slowed my pace as I passed the fountain, pretending to admire the glittering tiles, but my chest was tight. Every time someone brushed past, I flinched. Even the laughter of children felt intrusive. I was halfway through scanning the perfume counter when I felt it… the soft brush of a hand against mine. I looked up. Mary, perfectly composed. “Callie,” she said, her voice sweet. “I didn’t expect to see you here.” I forced a smile. My stomach twisted, I felt tense with every step she took toward me. She had this way of moving that made it seem like she owned the space, and I was an intruder in her world. “Hi, Mary.” My voice sounded small, and I hated it. Her gaze drifted, lingering on my wrist, tracing the faint marks from last night, just enough that my pulse jumped. “Grayson has been keeping

  • Off Limits    Guilt

    CallieMary’s face stayed with me all the way home.That curve of her mouth. That look that said she didn’t need to scream or confront me—she could destroy me with whispers, and everyone would listen.I kept hearing her voice even though she hadn’t spoken. It felt like she’d already walked through town telling everyone, and every shadow on the street turned its head to watch me.By the time Grayson shut the front door behind us, my heart was still slamming against my ribs. I dropped my scarf onto the table and leaned against the wall, trying to breathe.“You are shaking.” His voice came from behind me.“I am fine.”A lie. My chest was tight, my throat sore, and my head replayed the park over and over. Mrs. Reynolds eyes, and Mary.Grayson didn’t believe me. He pressed his palm to the wall beside my head, boxing me in without touching me. “You’re not fine.”I whispered, unable to look at him. “I saw Mary at the park. She’ll tell Mia, and then—”“Stop.” He cut me off, as he tilted my fa

  • Off Limits    Exposed

    CallieThe next afternoon, the town felt calm, like nothing had happened in Grayson’s truck the night before. Like I wasn’t still sore from it, both in the best and worst way.But the ache was still there. I felt it in the back of my knees, in the spot on my throat where he’d bitten, in the bruises my mind couldn’t forget. Every step reminded me of his hands, his voice, the way he took me so completely it burned away everything Mary had left behind.I told myself to stay calm. Just coffee. Just a walk in the park. Just a normal day. A lie I clung to, even though I knew everything was already falling apart.Grayson had said we needed normal moments too, a break from the constant rush. “We can’t live on adrenaline forever,” he told me this morning, his thumb brushing my lip like he could erase last night. I didn’t know if this counted, but when he showed up at the curb with his jacket over his shoulder and the smallest smile on h

  • Off Limits    Mine

    Callie I wasn’t ready to see Jude. Not that day, not with Mary’s shadow already crawling over me like a second skin.But fate—or bad timing—never cared about readiness.I was carrying a bag of coffee to my car when his familiar voice came from behind me.“Callie.”I froze. Every muscle in my body wanted to keep walking, but I turned slowly. Jude stood a few feet away, leaning against the hood of his truck like he had all the time in the world. He was grinning.“You have been hard to reach,” he said.“I have been busy.” My tone was sharp, already tired.“With him?” His head tilted, his eyes dark with anger, maybe. Or entitlement. “Women are not the only ones who notice things.”I swallowed, forcing myself not to look away. “That is none of your business, Jude.”His laugh was low, humorless. “Everything about you is my business. Don’t you get that? I have been waiting for you to come back to me. And now you come back and… what? Throw yourself at a man who—”“Stop.” The word came out sh

  • Off Limits    Callie

    CallieThe next morning, everything felt heavier, like Mary had left her mark on the whole town.At the cafe, a woman I vaguely remembered from high school smiled too sweetly when she saw me. “Back home for the summer, huh?” she asked, voice honeyed. Her gaze flicked to the faint shadow on my neck, lingering with a knowing tilt of her lips.At the grocery store, Mr. Hanley, who’d known Mia and me since we were children, frowned as I passed. He didn’t say anything, but the weight of his stare was enough.And outside the florist, two women leaned in close, whispering behind their hands. The words didn’t reach me, but the way their eyes cut toward me made my stomach knot.Mary’s influence. Her poison was seeping through the cracks already.On reaching the parking lot, my palms were already sweaty. The world around me moved as usual—traffic humming, kids laughing—but it all felt distorted, like looking at life through glass warped by heat. My reflection in the car window startled me… eyes

  • Off Limits    Burned Into Me

    CallieGrayson hadn’t let me out of his sight all afternoon, after Mary had left. Every time I moved, his gaze followed. Even when Mia was in the room, he found excuses—brushing against me when reaching for a glass, his palm grazing my back as if he couldn’t help claiming pieces of me in plain sight.By evening, my nerves were frayed. The kitchen smelled faintly of lemon soap. I stood at the sink rinsing plates while Mia retreated upstairs, humming to herself. The moment her door clicked shut, I felt him behind me. My hands stilled in the water.“You are tense,” he murmured, close to my ear.“You think?” I tried to sound sharp, but the tremor betrayed me.His hand slid along my hip, his thumb tracing the curve deliberately. “She got under your skin.”“She saw the bruises, Grayson. She is already spinning her story.”“She can spin all she wants.” His lips brushed the back of my neck, heat sparking low in my belly. “What she can’t do… is touch what is mine.”The plate slipped from my fi

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