FORBIDDEN CHAOS

on fire. Now they cage me

utside, dawn pressed gray light against the curtains. Chris Marv

sound that might explain why he

below, soft and distant, as if t

ened-not with fear, but with something that made her pulse s

weight. In the cracked mirror, her reflection told her what words couldn't: pale skin, wide eyes, lips press

g familiar-something safe. But the only thing

ooks slipping from her arms. His fingers brushed hers before she cou

de her want to hear it again. She had walked away th

ng through lecture halls. Kisses that tasted like promises-and sin. Night

poo. His fingers curling in her hair during class. His eyes fi

rned to shadow. Now, when she thought of him

ghost of his touch still lingered-possessiv

harper. He had pressed her int

ty of a man marking territory. Her pulse raced. It wasn't

gainst her skin, breath heav

e a promise. It had s

ounding. But she'd felt it too-the pull, the h

was both her cur

against the cold floor. In the quiet, she could still hear his

he froze. The robe slipped from her shoulder. For a mom

at he's taking from you..

ss. Delete it. Forget it. Pretend it isn't there.

under the storm. Inside her chest,

in her head, soft y

shouldn't, but she also knew she would-because d

chill air tracing her skin. The phone felt heavy in her

first creak of the f

nd breathy, curling agains

the air grew heavier, as if holding its own breat

over the screen ag

d. Meet me tonight.

houlder, cold air brushing her skin. Somewhere deep

twice to understand. Toni