Out of Line
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MatureOngoing1h 41m
Last published Wed, Nov 12, 2025
Tess Monroe is used to chaos - on scene, behind the bar, and inside her own head. As a young EMT balancing long shifts and late nights, she doesn't have time for distractions. Especially not the quiet, unreadable K9 cop she keeps running into.
Luke Mercer is older. Steady. Off-limits. But something about him pulls at Tess in ways she can't ignore - and maybe doesn't want to.
When their worlds collide outside of work, Tess finds herself pulled into something she can't quite define. It feels like connection. It looks like trust. But not everything adds up.
And some lines, once crossed, don't disappear.
Out of Line is a gritty, slow-burn romance about blurred boundaries, buried truths, and the price of wanting something you maybe shouldn't.
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