Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 24

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Octavia was frantic with worry, afraid that Joycelyn would make her escape. She rushed over as fast as she could. When she saw the half–open door, she cautiously stepped inside.

The room was dim, the lighting hazy and unclear. Octavia tentatively called out, “Joycelyn?”

Joycelyn was hiding by the door, waiting for her to approach.

Octavia walked further into the room and froze when she saw Tommy lying on the floor. Her heart skipped a beat. In her panic, she noticed a shadow beside her.

She was about to turn around when something heavy struck her. Her vision went black, and she crumpled to the ground,

unconscious.

Joycelyn wiped the fingerprints off the hair dryer and put it back in place. Then, she grabbed a handful of water and splashed it onto Tommy’s face, kicking him twice to wake him up.

Afterward, she quickly ran to the door, turned off the lights, and shut it behind her.

The cold water brought Tommy back to his senses. As soon as he regained consciousness, he felt a woman lying next to him. Without a second thought, he rolled over, pinning Octavia beneath him, and slapped her several times.

“Dammit, you asked for this,” he growled, each slap hard and unforgiving.

Octavia snapped back to reality, her body recoiling as she felt a filthy hand groping her. Her skirt was torn, and he was about to assault her. Terrified, she begged, “Mr. Cross, I’m not Joycelyn. I’m your son’s girlfriend, Octavia.”

She struggled desperately, but Tommy was like a heavy weight on top of her, and she couldn’t move.

Tommy didn’t care. His mind was clouded by lust and rage, and all he wanted was to take out his frustration on the woman beneath him.

At the door, Joycelyn could hear Octavia’s cries of pain. This time, she felt no sympathy. If she hadn’t escaped, it would have been her in that position.

bumped into a solid chest, nearly screaming in

Sweat was pouring down his forehead and neck. His deep, dark

her anchor. She pouted, then threw herself

never been through anything like that, let alone been in a fight, Joycelyn was shaken.

to find she was unharmed. He let out a deep

just then, lewd insults echoed from the room. It was clear the two inside had

he immediately covered Joycelyn’s ears and led her

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get out of there.

he asked.

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help at all–she even pushed me

an eyebrow slightly, his

boyfriend is the man’s son,” Joycelyn added, pouting a little. Her voice was guilty but stubborn.

Not a bad move,”

of vicious?” Joycelyn asked, still a

If you hadn’t been lucky, you’d be the one being humiliated. If it were me, I’d have sent more men for

brightened immediately, her eyes wide.

moment, then turned cold as he locked eyes with her, his voice firm. “I’d rather you

strange sense of awe washing over her. She thought, ‘No wonder he is

parking lot, and Ellison carried her

walk,” Joycelyn said, still not used to being

coming,” Ellison

chest, too embarrassed to look up.

taught a lesson about drinking outside. If this isn’t handled, who knows what could happen next time?‘ He pinched her waist, a silent reminder to be more careful

the alcohol still had her

act of

frustration, she bit down

the fabric of his shirt, Ellison winced in pain. His

was