My Bully’s Love by Stacy Rush

CHAPTER 15: INTO THE WOODS

It was a good time having the Palmers here with us, opening presents and laughing with each other. The only thing that I would wish to have changed was Jace sitting right beside me in the loveseat. Every time I felt his touch, i tingled in places that I shouldn’ t be, mixed with the fact that I’m now wearing his collar, stating his ownership over me, I’ve been in a state of both confusion and arousal all day

We are just finishing up Christmas dinner when I decide to go for some fresh air. I sneak downstairs when my dad has Jace cornered, asking him questions about college and his plans for after graduation. I quickly change into a pair of sweats and throw my boots on, before sneaking out the back door.

I take the path through the woods that will lead to a little pond that I used to love ice skating on whenever we were here, but it’s been years since I’ve done it. Wiping off one of the benches by the edge of the pond, I take a seat, and breathe a sigh of relief. I’m overwhelmed with everything that’s going on, not knowing what it is that I’m supposed to be doing. I don’t understand why I’ve let Jace take his liberties with me after everything he has done. I shouldn’t want him to be anywhere near me, but it’s the complete opposite. Jace is like the apple in the Garden of Eden, I shouldn’t taste it, but it’s just too tempting, and in the end, it will be my downfall; I just know it.

My phone vibrates inside my coat pocket and so I reach in and grab it. Just as I hold it up, it vibrates again with another message and Brandon’s name pops up. What the hell? I didn’t know I had his contact info; I think to myself. I light up the screen and realize that I must have grabbed Jace’s phone by mistake. Part of the message catches my attention though, so I click on it even though I know that I shouldn’t.

Brandon: Isn’t it funny as shit? It’ll teach

the bitch not to make ridiculous accusations

about our friends!

I click on the link that came in the first message and I’m mortified by it. It was me and Brandon talking in Lit class before winter break, only they changed my words, and I sound like the slut that they are portraying me to be!

“What the fuck? Where did you get that?” An angry voice comes from behind me.

I swing around and glare at Jace, “I guess you think I’m nothing but a little fool, letting you have your way with me while letting your friends bully me! God, I knew I couldn’t trust you!”

“Watch your tone, Ella, and what are you talking about? Where did you get that video?

I hold up his phone, “I grabbed your phone by mistake when I left the house and your bff, Brandon, sent it to you, so the two of you could have a good laugh at my expense!” I slam the phone against his chest and go to stomp away, but he grips my wrist and slams me back against him.

“I told you to watch your tone!” Jace growls, “You don’t get to make accusations or assume something, and then walk away, Ella. Maybe I should pull your pants down right here and show you the error of your ways!”

“Let me go, Jace…”

the chain peeking out of the top of my coat,

the bench, bringing me down onto of his lap sideways. I can feel his hardness through his pants, but I try to ignore it. I don’t want to be here with him. Every time I think I might be able to

social media yesterday on the way here, and I had a friend of mine go in and take it off the

close you three have gotten over the last two years, they wouldn’t be doing it unless they knew it was okay with you. God, you three are the biggest bullies around, and nobody else sees it, definitely not Kaylee, who seems to have you

Into The Woods

how you can stand her nasally voice! It doesn’t

chin, and then gets right up in

my tears at bay. I don’t like

head. There is no one else that I want but you, Ella! You have

my rant, and maybe he’s telling the truth where she is concerned, but she is only part of

I told them that I was going to pursue you, they decided to do what they did. The day I beat the shit out of Toby for touching you,

what did you just say?” I ask, making sure

the shit out of

you that made him look like that? I thought it was Mason, since

inch of his fucking life for touching what is mine, and I’ Il do it to anybody else that

lips, hearing him say that, even though I don’t want him to beat anybody up like that

are mine to protect, Ella.” I only

Kaylee when I get back home. I’ll also be making things right; something I should have already done by now. Ella, you need to come to me when someone comes at you like that. I can’t do

on you, but you have to understand why I took it the way I did.” I go to climb off

knocking your shit from your hands, but I will boss you around as I see fit.” As though I weigh nothing at all, he lifts and turns me so I’m now straddling his lap,

because of the sparks shooting through me due to his touch, so all I can do is

but I will do everything else to this body that I want, because it’s mine