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Bound and Burning Desires.

Author: Ruby_Bloom
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-13 04:37:06

đș𝑟𝑎𝑩𝑠𝑜𝑛.

I hold the phone to my ear, silence stretching thick between us. Neither of us speaks. Just breathing. I could do this all damn day if it meant not hearing his voice.

“Grayson,” Edward finally says, his tone clipped. “Where are you right now?”

I scowl. “Didn’t your little birdie tell you already? Or did you really think I wouldn’t notice you’ve got someone spying on me?”

He exhales like he’s the one dealing with a problem. Like I’m the inconvenience in his perfect little life.

“I’m doing this for your own good.”

I let out a cold laugh, sarcasm dripping from every word. “Yeah. Father of the goddamn year.”

A loud slam from his end—probably just punched a wall. Good.

“If your grades drop even slightly, your sister—”

“That won’t be necessary.” The words leave my mouth in a half-whisper, half-snarl. My throat tightens as I push back from the chair. Eyes turn toward me, but I don’t care.

“That’s what I thought. And you better not lay a finger on your stepsister.”

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