I closed my eyes and prayed Reed would come find me. “Please…please just let me go.”
He grabbed my face and got so close to me that I could feel his hot breath and smell the alcohol. “Did you tell that fucker about us?”
I closed my eyes as he squeezed harder, and I let out a small whimper.
“Look at me.”
I opened my eyes and tried to smile. “Yes.”
He laughed and whispered, “Liar. Don’t fucking lie to me, you bitch!”
He placed his hand on my stomach, and I pushed it away.
“Don’t touch me.”
He grabbed my hands and put them over my head as he held on to them with one hand.
Fuck. He is so strong.
He used his finger and began moving it along my cleavage.
“Please stop,” I whispered.
He moved his hand down my body, and my eyes snapped shut. I forgot that I had taken my panties off. He reached his hand up under my dress and slowly started to touch my inner thigh.
“Reed, please…I need you,” I whispered.
Noah instantly stopped moving his hand. “What in the fuck did you just say?” He pulled his hand out and grabbed my face again before he began trying to kiss me.
I tried turning my head. The moment his lips touched mine, I wanted to throw up.
Reed! Please, Reed, help me! I need you!
In that one second, I knew what I had to do. I needed to show Noah that he could no longer control me.
Reed…I need you…please hurry.
I walked down the hallway, heading back to Court’s bedroom. I had left my Kindle in her room, and I wanted to make sure I got it before we left to head back to Texas. A bed
room door opened, and Sissy ran right into me.
“Shit,” we both said as we hit each other hard.
“Damn it, Reed! What in the hell?”
I laughed and said, “Sorry, Sissy. I was heading to Courtney’s room to get my Kindle that I’d left here. I don’t want to forget it.”
She smiled and said, “Wow, are you two done already? That was fast.”
My smile faded as I looked at her, confused. “What do you mean?”
“You and Court…you know…getting it on in the library. She got your message to meet her in there.”
My heart dropped to my stomach. “I never sent her a message to meet me in the…” I turned and started running down the stairs.
“Reed? If it wasn’t you, who was it?”
I called back, “Oh God…Noah’s here. I have to get to Courtney.”