Bye-Bye Jerk, Hello Mr. Right by Rosie Steppe

Chapter 111

Jace's grip on me tightened. "I already explained it-I was drunk and confused."

"If you can make that mistake once, you can make it again. And we both know, some mistakes are unforgivable," I shot back, my voice firm. "Stop acting like you're so perfect," Jace snapped, his voice sharp with anger.

Seeing him like this just made the disappointment sink in deeper. I couldn't believe I'd ever been stupid enough to fall for someone like him.

"Rea, you just want to leave me so you can mess around with other guys. Don't think I don't see what you're up to," he continued, trying to twist everything.

I was so tired of this fight. "If that's what you believe, fine. I know your pride can't handle being betrayed, so why don't you just let go of me? Let me get as far away from you as possible and make things easier for both of us."

I was desperate to escape this toxic mess, but my words only made Jace angrier. Suddenly, he leaned in, trying to force a kiss on me.

I turned my head away, disgusted at the thought of his mouth-the same mouth that had kissed Tanya. Anger and revulsion churned inside me.

But the more I resisted, the more enraged Jace became. He shoved me onto the desk, his hands roughly fumbling under my clothes. "You won't let me touch you, but you'd let Hayden? Have you slept with him, huh?"

and fury. As his hand slid up my waist, I reached out blindly, grabbing

froze. I looked up to see his stunned

toward my eye,

It was blood!

tracing a path across my cheek. My hands were shaking, and before I could even process what I'd done, Jace's voice, low and cold, hissed in my ear. "Keira Kay, listen to me. You are mine With that, he finally backed off. I scrambled to my feet, just in time to see Jace clutching his head as he stormed

felt like jelly, and I clung to the desk behind

Johnston, you're bleeding..." I heard Gavin's shocked voice

Jace roared, and then I heard his footsteps

a few moments, I forced them open again-I couldn't let anyone see me like this. I quickly made my way to the private restroom in Jace's office.

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in front of the mirror, I saw his blood smeared near my eye, the bright red streak looking

wipe and cleaned my face as best as I could, then hurried out of Jace's office and

got home and parked the

Jace. Someone busted

the hospital?" I