All Chapters of The Thin Redline Between Love and Hate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

Calla:Saturday mornings usually belonged to paperwork. It was the only time the shop was quiet enough to hear yourself think. Unfortunately… My thoughts were exactly what I was trying to avoid. The office overlooked the main garage through an old glass window Camden had insisted on installing. "I wanna see the cars even when I'm buried in invoices." Typical. The room itself hadn't changed much since he was alive. The same dented metal filing cabinets. The same faded Riverside Racing calendar hanging crooked on the wall. His old coffee mug still sat beside the computer. World's Okayest Mechanic. He'd refused to throw it away because, according to him, "Expectations stay low." I smiled despite myself. Then my laptop chimed. Another unpaid invoice. Fantastic. I rubbed my temples. Outside, Julio's impact gun echoed through the shop. McKenna argued with someone over the phone about a delayed shipment. Reid's laugh floated in through the open office door. Normal. Busy. Safe. Exactly where

Calla:I slept like shit. Not the kind of sleep where you wake up tired. The kind where you never really fall asleep in the first place. Every time I closed my eyes… I saw Camden. Then Jace. Then those stupid keys. Then Dad standing in the kitchen telling me the garage would've been gone if he wanted it gone. Then Reve asking if I'd seen Jace. Round and round. By four in the morning I'd kicked the blankets onto the floor. By five I was staring at the ceiling fan. By six I gave up.I padded across the hardwood floor in an old gray Riverside Racing tank top that had once belonged to Camden and a pair of oversized black sweatpants hanging low on my hips. My hair looked like I'd lost a fight with a hurricane. I didn't care. The condo was eerily quiet. Not a sound but the seagulls on the balcony. Good. I wasn't in the mood for another lecture before sunrise.I shuffled into the kitchen and started the coffee maker. The familiar hiss. The gurgle. The rich smell of fresh coffee slowly fillin