The smoke between us
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Last published Mon, Aug 4, 2025
𝙎𝙈𝙊𝙆𝙀 𝘽𝙀𝙏𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝙐𝙎
he was chaos, and I still let him in.
Kai Stratton was never mine to keep.
He was the bad boy everyone warned me about beautiful, reckless, dripping in tattoos and secrets. He had a cigarette for every feeling he couldn't name, a reputation that made mothers shudder, and a way of looking at me like I was the only thing he'd ever wanted.
And for a while, maybe I was.
Until everything fell apart.
Now I'm raising our daughter with the brother who stayed when Kai ran, and Kai? He's back sober, bruised, and suddenly trying to be the dad I always prayed he'd be. But forgiveness doesn't come easy. Not when there's too much history. Too many lies. And too many scars.
And it doesn't help that I still want him. That even after all the mess, the heartbreak, the destruction...
He still feels like home.
This time, love might not be enough.
But the fire between us?
It never really went out.
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𝖡𝖤𝖳𝖱𝖠𝖸𝖠𝖫 𝖲𝖤𝖱𝖨𝖤𝖲 #1 She pressed the knife deeper to my throat. I could feel the sting and blood beginning to trickle down my neck. "I gave you a chance to leave and never come back, why didn't you take it?" I looked into those deep grey eyes that I fell for. "Because I wouldn't have my wife sitting right next to me on that train ride." I answered truthfully. ☔︎☔︎☔︎ He has never met someone as mean as her. The glare on her face almost seemed permanent. The only words that fall out of her mouth are ones that will leave you tarnished and torn, making you second guess where you went wrong. Even worse, she never spoke, more like she grunted responses. When he first laid eyes on her, he fell in love with her tattoos, her attitude, her charm. He didn't understand why he kept coming back? He was intrigued with her. No matter what she said or did to him, he kept coming back. He was impatient but would wait for her. . . . She never understood how someone could keep a smile on their face everyday. The way he always kept a positive look on life. He never frowned. He was the flavour bubblegum that everyone wanted. The go-to ice cream flavour that you always get on a sunny day. That one summer vacation that you'll never forget. She hated his smile, his laugh, his eyes. She hated that she wanted to see that smile everyday. She hated that she couldn't stay away from him. She would happily set the world on fire but never let a flame touch him. ☔︎☔︎☔︎ All Rights Reserved 2022Ⓒsyriacax
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