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Pathetically Beautiful Chapter 73
Willow's POV The first light of dawn crept across the horizon, whispering promises of a new day that I was all too fearful to believe. I sat quietly in the dimly lit living room, the silence both a comfort and a prison. The house was still, except for the faint sounds of breathing coming from the spare room where Nat slept. As the front door creaked open, I looked up abruptly, my heart skipping a beat. The sight before me was like a scene from a nightmare. Dillon and Kasey were half-carrying, half-dragging Brax into the house. He looked terrible, a shadow of his usual strong self. His face was bloody, with two black eyes and a split lip, each a stark reminder of the brutal world we inhabited. I stood up quickly, my own shock freezing me to the spot. Brax lifted his face just enough for our eyes to meet. The pain and weariness in them broke my heart even further. He dropped his head again as if the act of keeping it up was too much for him. As my gaze shifted to Dillon, I noticed
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Days passed as I resolutely avoided Brax and Dillon, my phone vibrating with unanswered calls and unopened texts from Brax. I told myself over and over that it had to be this way. I had to let go of them both and focus on my plan to take Steve down. Walking through the school halls, the cacophony of teenage chatter seemed distant and uninviting. Alone, I felt the weight of my decisions, but I knew it was all for the best.As I got to my first class, I felt an unwelcome buzz around me. The teacher's droning voice faded into the background, the words blending into a monotonous hum. Just as I tried to settle into my seat, the door flew open with a crash, startling the entire room.“Braxton Young! What do you think you’re doing?” The teacher’s voice was shrill.Brax scanned the room, his intense gaze locking onto mine. My body went rigid. His eyes held mine captive, and his presence pierced through my carefully constructed walls. "Willow," he said, his voice cutting through the fog in my
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Willow's POVDavid's weathered eyes bore into mine, searching for something hidden deep within. "I want to know your plan for taking Steve down," he said, his voice steady yet laced with urgency.I swallowed hard, feeling my pulse quicken. This moment had been hanging over my head like a storm cloud for as long as I could remember. "I know it was him who burnt the hospital down," I began, my voice trembling but resolute. "And I can get a weapon he used for a killing not long ago."David's face didn't register surprise but rather a thoughtful contemplation. After a long pause, he shook his head slowly. "That's not enough, Willow. Steve is powerful. He will find a way out of those crimes. We need cold, hard evidence."David's expression darkened, the lines on his face deepening as he leaned forward. "We need hard evidence to bring him down. Your initial plan, while brave, isn't enough. Steve is slippery—he'll wriggle out of anything less than concrete proof." I took a deep breath, tryin
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Brax’s POVSitting in the living room, I felt consumed by thoughts of Willow. Every minute without her felt like an eternity, and the grasp of her absence ate at my soul. Kasey and Nat were here too, but their presence seemed superficial compared to the shadow Willow cast in my mind. Kasey's voice broke through my thoughts, although it was muffled—as if he were speaking from underwater. He had been talking at me, not realising I wasn’t listening. His voice grew more urgent, trying to snap me out of my reverie.“Brax!” Kasey’s yell finally dragged me back to the present.I blinked, focusing on him. “Sorry, man. What was that?” I asked, trying to catch up.Kasey sighed, rubbing his hand over his face. "Man, you need to let her go. She's not worth all of this. You and Dillon haven't spoken since the party. I miss hanging out with my two best mates. You shouldn't be fighting over a girl."His words hit me like a blow to the chest. I leaned forward, burying my face in my hands, my fingers
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Brax's POV"Dillon, give it to me straight. What have you found out about Willow?" My tone was steady, masking the storm roiling inside.Dillon hesitated, then handed me a thick brown envelope. "Here. This will explain a lot."I snatched the envelope, tearing it open. Photos spilled out, capturing Willow with Steve in various locations: parties, leaving his house, and many more, all taken within the fast two days. Some showed them standing close together, their expressions unreadable, but one thing was constant—Willow's eyes. They were vacant, like she had lost a will to live."Dillon, what the hell are these?" My voice struggled to remain calm as I held up a photograph showing Willow and Steve sitting at a table at a party, their hands almost touching."I didn't call off the men following her," Dillon explained, his tone grave. "When I found out she'd been spending time with Steve, I asked them to start taking photos.""She looks like she's dating him," I said, my voice barely a whi
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Willow's POVI stood staring at my reflection in the mirror, the woman staring back at me almost unrecognisable. My cheeks were hollow, my blue eyes sunken deep with dark circles beneath them, and my once vibrant hair hung limp and lifeless. The long, low-cut dress clung to my body, a testament to the weight I’d lost. The high slit up my leg seemed to mock me, revealing not just skin but the fragile state of my soul.How had I come to this? Again? The reflection seemed to ask me. Only a few weeks ago, I was a fearful but hopeful teenager. I had come a long way before, I believed, and now, I was just a shell worse than I had ever been. I had seduced Steve to gain his trust, systematically tearing down my own barriers, piece by piece. In some twisted way, I hoped it would all be worth it—worth the sleepless nights and the constant dread gnawing at me. If I could just gather the evidence and bring him down, I could protect the people I loved. Brax, Nat, Kasey, and Dillon deserved better
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Brax's POVMy father’s office was a cavern of tension, the kind of place where power and fear seemed to hang in the air like a toxic mist. I stood there, arms crossed, doing my best to remain composed, but my thoughts were a storm of conflict and fury. The call from my father had been cryptic but urgent, demanding my immediate presence. As I waited for him to arrive, I couldn’t help but glance at my phone, the screen taunting me with its silence. Willow hadn't responded to the dozen messages I'd bombarded her with over the last few days.With a shuddering sigh, I unlocked my phone and typed out another message: "Willow, please. I need to know you’re okay."My thumb hovered over the send button, but before I could press it, the door swung open. My father strode in, his imposing figure filling the space with an oppressive authority. His eyes were sharp, cold, and calculating, a stark contrast to the man I used to see as a protective figure."Brax," he said, acknowledging me with a curt
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Willow’s POV Leaving Brax in the bathroom felt like tearing away a piece of my soul, the guilt almost suffocating. My body ached for him, not just from the fiery passion we had just shared but from the security he gave me, a sense of safety I could never afford to crave. Making my way back through the party, I forced a smile at the curious onlookers, pretending I was just another guest in the swirling chaos of music and laughter. Brax's desperate words replayed in my mind as I reached my stepfather, Steve. He was lost in conversation with his guests, but his predatory gaze caught me the instant I returned to his side. If only he knew what had just transpired, that the girl standing before him was a maelstrom of defiance and fear. But Steve, always overconfident, didn’t suspect a thing. That ignorance was my only card to play. "Where were you?" Steve asked with a slight slur, his eyes narrowing. "Bathroom," I replied nonchalantly, avoiding his gaze. As the night dragged on, I remai
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Brax’s POVThe weight of the gun in my hand felt unbearable, like a thousand pounds pressing against my chest. The cold steel had been my only comfort, my only chance of ending this nightmare. But now, standing in front of Steve, with the barrel aimed at his chest, my thoughts were no longer about me. They were about Willow, about Nat, about Dillion and Kasey. My family.And then Kasey’s voice shattered the moment.“Brax, drop the gun!”I froze. The world seemed to stop around me, the silence deafening. I looked around at everyone, my eyes scanning their faces—Dillion, Kasey, Nat—each of them terrified, caught in a trap they never asked for. The tension in the room was unbearable, my heart thudding in my chest.I had no choice. I couldn’t fight him, not like this.I lowered the gun, the weight of the decision sinking into me like a knife. The instant I did, Steve waved his hand dismissively, his men rushing in, seizing me by the arms with brutal force.Before I could even react, the b
Pathetically Beautiful Chapter: 107 – A World of No Escape
Brax’s POVI floored the gas pedal, the engine roaring as I sped toward Steve’s house. My mind was a haze of dread and fury. I had to get to Willow. I had to stop her from doing something she might regret, something that would end with her paying the ultimate price.The further I drove, the more my thoughts swirled. I could see her—standing there with the gun, determined to end it all. I could hear her voice in my head, telling me she was done running, telling me that when Steve came for her, she was going to fight him, no matter the cost.I wasn’t ready for this.The headlights of my car illuminated the dark road ahead as I rounded the final corner, the house coming into view. The familiar sight of Steve’s twisted domain loomed in front of me, and my stomach clenched.I slammed on the brakes and threw the car into park. Without thinking, I threw open the door and sprinted toward the front door.The house felt silent as I stepped inside, each footfall heavy with the weight of the fear
Pathetically Beautiful Chapter 106: – Confronting the Monster
Willow’s POVThe gun in my hand felt both heavy and light at the same time, like an anchor and a weapon. My fingers wrapped around it, white-knuckled and shaking, but I didn’t care. I was standing outside Steve’s house, and everything inside me screamed to run, to turn away, to go back to the others. But there was no turning back now. I had made my choice.I stood still for a moment, staring at the house, the place where everything had gone wrong. The house that had become my prison. The house that had watched me become something I wasn’t, something I never wanted to be. But I had done it for survival. I had done it to get out. Now, I was here, facing the monster who had dragged me into this life.Steve.I took a deep breath, steadying myself as much as I could. I wasn’t sure if I was afraid of him, of what I had become, or of what I was about to do. But one thing was clear—I had to do this. I couldn’t let him control me any longer. I couldn’t let him win.With trembling hands, I step
Pathetically Beautiful Chapter: 105 – Realisation and Panic
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Pathetically Beautiful Chapter 104: The Point of No Return
Willow’s POVThe living room felt suffocating, the walls closing in with every passing minute. I couldn’t shake the image of the head; it still burned into my mind. It was like I could still see the blood on the walls, the lifeless stare, the words written in crimson. I see you. The words echoed in my head relentlessly, and every time I tried to push it away, it came rushing back, louder than before.The others sat around the room, silent, tense. No one spoke, each of us trapped in our thoughts, none of us knowing what came next. I could feel their eyes on me, but I couldn’t bring myself to meet their gazes. I couldn’t.And then, after what felt like an eternity, there was a knock on the door. My heart skipped a beat, and I jolted slightly in my seat. Dillion stood up immediately and went to open it, ushering David into the house. Without a word, Dillion led him straight to the bathroom.I just sat there, staring at the gun on the table in front of me. I had a hundred different though
Pathetically Beautiful Chapter 103: A Dark Reckoning
Willow’s POVKasey slammed into the bathroom door, desperation in his every movement. His breath came in ragged gasps, his body shaking with panic. Every ounce of fear in him was for Nat, but as the door burst open, my eyes were drawn to the horror inside.There, standing frozen in the doorway, was Nat, her hands clutched over her mouth as her body trembled uncontrollably. Her wide, terrified eyes locked onto something in the room.I followed her gaze, and my stomach dropped. On the toilet seat, casually placed in a way that shouldn’t have been, was a head. The bathroom stunk of vomit and blood, the smell almost too much to bear. But what hit me the hardest was what was written on the wall in blood: I see you.The panic seized me, choking the breath from my lungs. He knows where we are. We thought we were safe here, but we were wrong. We were never safe, not with him.Dillion’s voice broke through the horror, frantic. “Kasey, get Nat out of here!”Kasey didn’t hesitate. He rushed forw
Pathetically Beautiful Chapter 102: The Family We Choose
Willow’s POVMy fingers gripped the doorknob, the cold metal biting into my skin. My heart raced as I took a steadying breath, trying to push aside the panic that threatened to suffocate me. The gun was heavy in my hands, the weight of it a reminder of everything I was about to do—or perhaps everything I hoped would happen.I knew how stupid this was. I knew that Steve would shoot me before I even had a chance to pull the trigger. But in some twisted, dark part of me, I wondered if that was what I wanted. If I was dead, then maybe, just maybe, I could be free of all this. Free of the fear. Free of the constant chase. Free of Steve and his hold over me.But that was a lie, wasn’t it? No matter how much I told myself I was ready for the end, a part of me still wanted to fight. Wanted to survive.I took a deep breath and pushed the door open, my hand steady on the gun. I didn’t know what was waiting for me on the other side, but I was ready.But then my vision blurred, and my heart skipp
