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2026-05-16 13:34:09Maria has been living with us for a few weeks now.
She’s already seen the apartment Theo got for her more than once, and she loves it there. Honestly, I think she could move in anytime she wanted. But Theo isn’t ready to let her go just yet and neither am I.
After everything she’s been through, having her around feels right. Easy. Safe. And more than an
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The Way He Looked at Me 164
That was genuinely one of the kindest things anyone had done for me in a while, especially after I'd basically told her I was bad at being a person. We exchanged numbers, and then I grabbed my drink and slipped out of Tranquil Brew before I could make things any more uncomfortable.The morning air hit me, and I exhaled.My skin felt too tight, the way it did whenever I let someone in even just a little. And underneath that, something quieter: a familiar guilt. My mother would have loved Sarah. She would have told me to hold onto people like that, to let them in, to stop building walls around myself and calling it protection.Instead, here I was, walking down the sidewalk to sit on a bench across from my workplace, sipping iced coffee, watching the hardware store like it owed me something.
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"Understood, Dave." My legs trembled beneath me as I rose. A part of me wanted to run and I despised myself for even thinking about it. Pain was supposed to build you. That was what he always said.I had nearly reached the door when his voice stopped me cold."Jace."I turned. "Yes, Dave?""Keep this between us. I'll tell your mother you went out hunting. If she finds out you need to be disciplined, it'll destroy her. You don't want to be the reason she cries, do you?""No, Dave." Hurting her was the last thing I ever wanted. "She won't hear it from me."My eyes snapped open.I lay still, staring at the ceiling, le
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Jace povThe stranger with the dark hair wouldn’t leave my mind.Days had passed since I went into town, yet I still remembered the way he looked at me. His eyes stayed with me the most gray, distant, and painfully sad, like life had already broken him long ago.I didn’t know why I kept thinking about him.People in town usually looked at me with fear, disgust, or suspicion. Others looked at me with hunger, the same way Bruce always did whenever he wanted me in his bed again.But this man had looked at me differently.Like he was trying to understand me.Like he saw something beneath the silence.
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This was a hardware store, not some dark alley. He wasn’t going to hurt me here.Trying to act normal, I quickly moved behind the register again. “Did you find everything okay?” I asked softly.Of course, he said nothing.He simply began placing his items on the counter tools, paint stain, brushes, and other supplies. Behind him sat a flat cart loaded with wood and propane tanks.I searched my brain for conversation, but every thought disappeared under the pressure of his stare.Because he kept staring.The entire time.While I scanned each item, his eyes never left me once.
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The two men exchanged a look before one of them muttered, “I have no idea what his problem is. The guy barely says a word. Something’s definitely off about him.”I almost laughed at the irony. To me, they were the ones acting strange, judging someone they didn’t even know. People always found it easy to criticize anyone who lived differently from them. Addiction, mental struggles, skin color, love anything could become a reason to look down on someone. I had seen it happen over and over again, so often that it no longer shocked me. It only deepened the dull ache that already lived inside me.Their voices faded into background noise as my attention stayed fixed on the door. Then he finally appeared.The man stepped outside carrying a bag, tossed it into his truck, and walked down the road with
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Tim povOf all the towns in New York, I chose the one called Tranquility.I'd like to say it was fate. Honestly, it was desperation and a map spread across my kitchen table at two in the morning, my finger dragging across town names until one of them made me pause. Leaving the state had crossed my mind starting over somewhere no one knew my face or my history but something always stopped me. Some invisible thread stitched into my chest, pulling taut every time I thought about crossing that border.New York was hers.My mother's laugh had bounced off these walls. Her voice had floated through these nights. I could still see us curled up past midnight, a bowl of popcorn between us drowning in butter and seasoned salt, talking about everything and nothing the way best friends do. She had looked me in the eyes in this state and told me that nothing I could ever say or do would make her love me less. Those words had given a twelve-year-old boy just enough courage to tell her the truth
The Way He Looked at Me Chapter 46
“We have to get out of here,” I hiss. “Now.”He doesn’t resist, only looks away and nods. “Which room?”“Top floor. Sixteen.”“Message me when it’s clear,” he says. Then he’s gone, a shadow slipping down the hall. Two songs later, I follow, heart hammering like a war drum, ev
آخر تحديث : 2026-03-25The Way He Looked at Me Chapter 47
Luca Moretti POVTyler doesn’t let go.He keeps me pinned to him, breathing slow and even, like he’s anchoring me to the ground while my insides fracture. He waits. Patient. Unmoving. Until the shaking in me finally stills.Then he lifts my chin.
آخر تحديث : 2026-03-25The Way He Looked at Me Chapter 44
Tyler looked at me like I was the only thing in the world worth hoping for. I didn’t think I just threw myself at him, arms winding around him, lips crashing against his. Right there. Right then. And now I’m home, and he’s still there in my head, haunting me. Tomorrow I have to drag my ass onto a p
آخر تحديث : 2026-03-25The Way He Looked at Me Chapter 40
He pulls me closer as I chew, his mouth finding my neck.“It was really romantic, Luca.”“It wasn’t romantic,” I mutter. “It was unhinged.”He grinswild, crooked, beautiful. Like someone who belongs in the same dark place I do. “That’s what made it romantic, baby.”
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