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Chapter 5: Friends That Push You

Author: Dark Rose
last update Last Updated: 2020-09-15 20:34:34
Rose's POV:

When I came home after my run-in with Jace, I was petrified, heart pounding in my chest like a drum. I won’t lie—I sprinted inside, searching for my mother, desperate for comfort, for safety. I hadn't slept in her bed since I was eight years old, but that night, it felt like the only place where I could escape the terror of Jace’s eyes. That dark, calculating look he'd given me—the one that said, "This is just the beginning. We’re far from over."

I collapsed into her arms, sobbing uncontrollably, unable to stop the flood of emotions that poured out. "I'm so scared, Mom. He... he looked at me like he owns me. Like he’s not going to stop until he has me."

The words broke me further, and I cried myself into a restless sleep, nightmares consuming my every dream, twisting the events from the day into something darker, something I couldn’t wake from.

The Morning After:

The harsh shrill of my alarm yanked me from sleep, my body still groggy and exhausted from the emotional storm o
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