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Watched Her Wait.

Author: Ruby_Bloom
last update Last Updated: 2025-05-13 04:32:55

Grayson.

I don’t look at her, but I can hear her footsteps, soft and hesitant. Like her instincts are screaming at her to run, yet she follows anyway.

I stop walking. She bumps into my back with a small wince, one hand pressed to her forehead as she glares up at me.

I know I’m taller, but it’s only now I notice how small she seems. Maybe it’s the dim hallway light. Maybe it’s something else, something twists low in my chest. And I don’t like it.

“Walk ahead,” I say.

She hesitates, narrowing her eyes suspiciously. “Fine,” she mutters, trudging forward.

My eyes follow every step she takes, every sway of her hips like it’s some kind of punishment.

'I might have to see Naomi again. Not that I think therapy works, but maybe I should put her to use for once.'

She passes the room we’re heading to. I knock on the door behind her to draw her attention, she turns.

I pull out the keys.

“You sure we’re allowed in there?”

I unlock the door and swing it open. “Yes,” I say simply.

She frowns but ste
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