Blaze He pushes the bedroom door open with his foot, doesn’t even pause before laying me down like I’m something fragile he doesn’t want to crack. But I already am. Cracked all over. Held together by too many quiet nights and unanswered questions. Carlo kneels on the bed between my legs, his eyes tracing me like he’s memorizing a map he’s too afraid to lose again. His fingers brush the hem of my shirt but don’t lift it yet. He just looks. “Take it off,” I whisper. He does. Slowly. My shirt slides up, over my ribs, over my scar—he pauses there, eyes darkening just a little before he pulls the fabric over my head and tosses it aside. His hands follow the same path his eyes did, fingertips ghosting over my chest, down the dip of my stomach. When they reach the scar again, he leans in and presses his lips right to it. I flinch, but not from pain. “You’re beautiful,” he murmurs. I scoff. “Don’t lie.” His hand grips my jaw, not rough, just firm enough to make me meet his gaze. “
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