My Bully’s Love by Stacy Rush

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I only think of one person as I try to shake the fog from my head. Where am I, and where is Jace? We were at the carnival with my sister when I remember I had to use the bathroom. I can remember turning around to see Jace grinning at my little butt shake but then it turned to a look of horror.

“Jace…”

“I’m here, baby!”

I try saying more but my mouth is so parched. My lids are so heavy at the moment that I leave them closed for the time being. I open and close my mouth, and then whisper the word water. Feet shuffle and then I feel something against my lips.

“Take it slow, beautiful, I don’t want you choking.” Jace’s voice is like silk as it hits my ears.

After taking enough water, 1 move my head away, and slowly start to crack my eyes open. The light in the room is dimmed down, so it doesn’t hurt so much but my eyes still feel so heavy, “Where am I?” My voice sounds croaky, and my face seems to hurt when I talk but I need to know what’s going on.

“You’re in the hospital, baby. Do you remember being stabbed at the carnival?” He asks.

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Book 2 – Forever Scared

Flashes of images go through my head, and then it’s there. That’s why Jace looked the way he did. I remember turning around and then a sharp pain going through my side, just be fore a burning sensation sliced across my cheek. My hand moves to said cheek and I wince. There is a bandage over it but it, hurts like hell to touch it.

Jace grabs my hand and moves it away, “The doctor need ed to put a few stitches in the cut on your cheek, but she isn’t that worried about it.”

“How bad is it?” I ask.

“How bad is what?” I can see it in his eyes that he doesn’t want to answer me.

“How bad does my cheek look, Jace. Please don’t lie to me, either.”

“I honestly don’t know. It’s been wrapped the whole time, but does it really matter?” He questions.

it matters. I don’t want to be horrifying

at!”

are beautiful either way.” He states,

not the one that’s going to have an ugly scar on your cheek.”

2 – Forever

mean that I want to be

doesn’t have the same effect that it usually has, “We need to wait and see until it is completely healed. The doctor said that she tried to make it as clean as possible, so all we can do is wait

say at this point without getting lec tured for it, “What about my

is good, and there is no internal bleeding. She wants to keep you overnight, for ob servation, and then you should be

using the re

dig at Jace for making it seem like it really isn’t anything. I don’t dare look at him

them take the jet over since they couldn’t

| express. If the doctor thinks I’m going to be okay,

get some sleep be fore they get here.” Jace’s tone

in a tight line. I’ve made him mad, but so what because he made me mad, too! All I do is nod my head and then slowly turn to the side that doesn’t have the stab wound, which is away

forward. I glance over to the more comfort able chair and see that my sister is also asleep, but in a much more comfortable position. My eyes go back to Jace, and I barely reach his arm to shake him awake. I can’t stay mad at him because I need him too much. When he jerks awake, I smile and put my finger to my lips before motioning for him to climb in the bed with me. He shakes his head at first, but then I pout and scoot over slowly. Since all of my injuries

then comes around the bed and climbs up. Automatically, he opens his arms

bet ter now that I’m in

time I wake, it’s to hear my mother and father coming into my room. They wake all three of us up and don’t even feel bad about it as mom sits on the edge of my bed and dad leans down to kiss my head. I’ve held my tears back all this time, but

How are you feeling? Are you in any

giving me are working great.” || smile trough my

get

think it was him, Dad. I smelled a floral scent when the person was right in front of me, and they

think

about this.” Jace reaches for his phone and hands it to me with an open conversation in his text

“She’s jealous.” | state.

Jace nods