My Bully’s Love by Stacy Rush

JACE POV 

When Ella gave me her phone to listen to the recording of Elise’s confession, I never imagined just how involved her little sister was in all of this mess. If it was anybody else, I would beat them to a pulp. The fact that this whole thing has been hell on Ella, and in turn has put a bit of a strain on us as a couple. I’m made to be the bad person in order to keep Ella safe, and I hate that she doesn’t have the freedom to come and go as she pleases.

I understand that what Elise did may not have anything to do with the stalker, which we still aren‘t one hundred percent sure yet, but she got mixed up with one of Ella‘s attackers, who is part of the whole reason why we are now living across the country from our families, and the whole reason why Elise was mad at her sister. It all stems down to those four people, and Elise thought it was okay to hang out with them or at least one of them.

That piece of shit will have his day, especially once Ethan finds out what he did to his youngest daughter; that‘s statutory rape motherfucker; him being eighteen and her onl fifteen. Oh yeah, he‘s gonzo. Getting back to Elise, though, this is going to be a hard one. She needs some tough love an I know what I told Ella, and I will try my hardest, but it all depends on her sister‘s attitude.

I just sent Ella back to the playroom to clean up some of the equipment, so I can have some alone time with Elise. As she

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comes walking into the kitchen, I grab a water bottle from the fridge and then turn to her, “Hey, El, can we talk?”

I expect an eyeroll, but instead she nods and jumps up on a stool. I hand her the water and then grab another for myself, “I know what you want to talk to me about already, so go ahead and yell at me, I deserve it.”

Well, that, I didn‘t expect, and it defeats the purpose of lecturing her now. It seems as though Ella already did a good job of it herself. “Hey, I hope you know how lucky you are to have a sister like Ella. Not too many would be as forgiving as she is. I know how close the two of you were and I know she was only trying to protect you by not telling you about everything happening to her, but she‘s always loved you.”

“I know this now, Jace, and I should have known it then, but I felt hurt, I felt like she didn‘t care enough about me since she was moving so far away.”

“Did you tell Mason where your sister moved to?” | ask.

“No, he never asked me.” She replies.

 you into the ground for what you did. You took a private moment between me and your sister and

 neither of you did. I knew there was a chance that she would ship me right back home and never talk to me again, but

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said, but that doesn’t mean anything just yet. “Actions speak louder than words, Elise, and I believe that you have a lot to do in order to prove just how sorry you are. Take it from someone

much?” she tilts her

is my fucking world, and I will do anything to protect her from ever getting hurt again, even if it is

 do, and I will do it. I love my sister and will never hurt her like

softly.

 tell you what you should and shouldn‘t do, you need to figure that out on your own. Just know that second chances are hard to come by and your sister is giving you one. I love you like a kid sister myself; I was there the day they brought you home but let me tell you that if it wasn‘t for your sister, I would not be going this easy

 but thank you. I want to apologize to you as well, since the video also had you in it.” A few tears roll down her cheeks, and I reach over and wipe them

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 but I do appreciate it. Now that all this ugly stuff is over, is there anything you want to do today?”

make me happy, but it doesn’t. I walk around to where she’s sitting and pull her in for a hug, “Hey kiddo, cheer up. It’s done and over with and you came clean; I’m proud of

asks if they would be able to go to the mall or something, and I tell her that they can go wherever they want as long as

 calling to give me the information about the PI coming to see us and Ella’s protection detail, and then he lets

 making that comment at the airport, Jace. I don‘t know why I said it. I mean, yeah, you‘re good–looking, but you‘re like a big brothe to

 females gawking

 is actually kind of interesting. I file them away to possibly try will Precious sometime. As I‘m standing by one‘ the scene rooms, a woman comes walking up to me. She‘s dressed in an all- black cat woman–like body suit that

some people call

own black ripped

 say without taking my eyes off the scene

“What’s your name?”

and