Chapter 27: Still Gray

Having no idea what took over her, Callie froze, especially when Vin’s hand slowly reached forward. Callie pulled away.

Panicking at this time was the worst thing that could happen. Why did she do that?

Instead of facing him, Callie busied herself with putting the medical kit away.

Vin sighed, a frown marring his face that Callie couldn’t see.

“I’ll put this away, but I still think Ella should come by…” her words drifted off when she finally met his eyes. “…what are you doing?”

But Vin only hummed in response. Now that she was paying attention, it wasn’t her face that Vin was looking at. It was everything but.

Callie’s cheeks flamed under Vin’s scrutiny, self-consciousness started to sink in. She was still wearing her clothes from before the fires started. The dirty jeans were hers, but she needed to borrow the tank top she was wearing from someone at the infirmary because they had to cut through her shirt when she couldn’t lift her arms to do it.

“Why are you looking at me like