How did his return become my second chance… and my biggest risk, best friend? Liam comes home broken, limping, carrying a deadline like a blade against his throat. He is off-limits and irresistible, the man who left me—and now needs me to help him heal. One PT schedule and twice-weekly sessions pull us into forced proximity under fluorescent lights and old ghosts. My hands press scar tissue, his breath catches, and suddenly restraint feels impossible... moreHow did his return become my second chance… and my biggest risk, best friend? Liam comes home broken, limping, carrying a deadline like a blade against his throat. He is off-limits and irresistible, the man who left me—and now needs me to help him heal. One PT schedule and twice-weekly sessions pull us into forced proximity under fluorescent lights and old ghosts. My hands press scar tissue, his breath catches, and suddenly restraint feels impossible. Three moments undo the way he flinches but never quits, the way his eyes soften when I steady him, and the way consent turns clinical touch into something dangerously tender. That is when I realize I have fallen for him again, just as the station watches and a viral clip threatens to ruin everything. Now redemption has a clock, and Marcus is waiting for him to fail. If Liam doesn’t make it back, I won’t just lose him—I’ll lose the only home my heart ever wanted. less
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