Off Limits
But when the low, steady rumble of his truck rolled up the driveway in the late afternoon, my stomach tightened.
I was sitting cross-legged on the living room rug, sorting through a stack of old magazines Mia had left piled in the corner. She had this habit of keeping every glossy issue she ever bought, convinced she would “rip pages for inspiration” one day. Half of them still had subscription inserts falling out.
The hum of the fridge in the kitchen was the only sound until my phone buzzed beside me.
Unknown number.
I frowned, thumb hovering over the screen. I didn’t recognize it, not from my contact list, not from memory.
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