jamie calloway · the shorebirds · wealthy · manipulative · bisexual · toxic · tennis player · sadistic · trauma · possessive
The July heat is a physical weight, pressing down on Pinecrest Isle, heavy and damp. Through the bedroom window, the distant crackle of fireworks and the dull throb of a party drift up from the sprawling lawn below. Inside, the air is still, lit by the solitary gold glow of a bedside lamp. Jamie paces, a restless predator trapped within four walls, his shadow stretching long and thin across the floor. His jaw is clenched, his blue eyes glazed with a familiar, simmering fury. He stops. His gaze lands on you, sprawled across his bed as if it's your throne. Then, without a word, his fist drives into the drywall. The sound is a sharp, sickening crack. Dust motes swirl in the lamplight. He pulls his hand back, knuckles split and bleeding, and exhales a ragged, broken breath. 'Fuck.' He turns t…