His Trouble Maker

Chapter 49

Jessica

I’ve never felt so much pain in my entire life. It’s like everything inside me is being torn apart. I didn’t know where I was, but I knew something had gone horribly wrong.

“She shouldn’t have been out there,” Pierce’s voice snapped. It was so sharp, full of fury. I could hear his teeth grinding through the words. “You knew what would happen. You should’ve stopped her.”

I flinched at the sound of his voice. He’s always so damn protective of me.

“I couldn’t save her.”

Was that….Grayson? What is he talking about? Save me from what? The last thing I remembered–the rain. The downpour. The way it slammed against me, against the earth, as I faced Kael.

Had I… won?

Did I beat him?

I remember throwing him out of the circle when my vision starts to blur.

“Damn it, Grayson!” Pierce shouted. I heard some sound of chairs rattling. “You told me that there’s no fucking way she will make it as a

warrior!”

I flinched, though I wasn’t sure if I moved at all. I couldn’t even feel my fingers. But his words… they hurt like hell. I remember his exact words

when we were younger. He always excluded me from his training. Always. He never let me in. For what? Why?

“She’s stronger than you think.”

“No, she’s not!”

“Then what do you want me to do, huh? Tell her that no, Jess, don’t fucking try because Aria made sure you will never make it even if you fucking won the trial? Do you think how she will feel-”

Aria?

My mind was foggy, my body broken. But the mention of Aria…snap me back to reality.

“You think she’s ready?”

I wanted to answer, wanted to say something, but the words wouldn’t form. And then Grayson growl. I know that’s a sign Pierce is pushing his damn limits. “I didn’t have a choice,” he muttered, his voice low but raw. “She needed to do this. She needed to prove it.”

“Prove what?” Pierce spat. “That she’s strong enough to survive your fucking games? To survive Aria? To be your fucking Luna?”

Ready? Was I? Was I ever ready for what?

what Grayson had been

mind flashed

damn hard, grinding myself into the dirt to

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trying to gather whatever strength I had left. Grayson’s words, Pierce’s anger, the pain in my chest, everything felt like it was crashing into me all at once. My head spun ! thought I have no fight until I

It’s disgusting.

side as if they hadn’t been at each

hand but I pushed him away. I saw how his lips

with each word. “What the actual fuck

J

expected this–hadn’t expected

He reached

slapped his hand away. “Don’t you fucking touch me

my palm hitting his skin echoed in the suddenly silent room.

think I’m some weak omega?” I spat, jabbing my finger

Goddamn it. I swallowed hard, my

were just trying to-” Pierce

Protect me? Save me?” My laugh came out ugly, twisted. “That’s rich coming

flared. “You’re

shaking so hard I had to clench them into fists. “Was it fair when you went behind my back? When you talked about me

paced in a tight circle, running my fingers through my tangled hair, yanking

I whispered, then louder:

hot and wet rolled down my

his eyes

hissed. “Like I’m breaking your

words failing me. I grabbed the nearest thing–a book–and hurled it across the

right into Grayson’s eyes. “I fucking won. You saw it. I pushed Kael out of the

no way I am letting them bully me into

Wilkinson is

to let them fall.

see the reflection of my pain. It’s like he’s hurting too because I’m damn

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hair. “But Jess, you’ve passed out after the

“No…no…no..that’s not true.”

a hug but I can’t. This is not real. He’s lying. There’s no way

back and finish the next pool.” I straightened my shoulders, wiping my tears with the back

beside me but all my attention is on Grayson. I watch how his face crumpled in pain. Not all at once,