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When I’m flipped around and a hand closes around my neck, real fear slams into me as my heart pounds against the walls of my ribcage.
Rex.
He’s only bothered me twice since the first days of school and the last time was weeks ago. Truthfully, I’d forgotten about him and it’d lulled me into a false sense of security.
He stands between me and the door, pinning me to the wall with his hand. Alarm bells go off as my gaze clashes with his and I catch the violent glint in his eyes.
“Let me go,” I snarl, fighting him.
But I’m so weak right now, I can barely muster enough energy to bring my hand up to cover the one he has around my throat. I dig at his fingers weakly and he swats me away like I’m a fly.
“What are you fucking doing? Let me go,now.”
“I’m tired of being patient, Nera,” he whispers, his putrid breath hitting my face. My heart beats a wild rhythm. He may not be a big as Tristan, but he’s much bigger than me and I’m made aware of that terrifying fact when he gets even closer. I tilt my face to the side, pressing it against the wall so he can’t touch me, but he’s got me trapped. I hold back a whimper. “We’re getting back together. You know it makes sense, especially when both of our families are asking for it, so stop fighting it.” He traces my cheek with his other hand. I push unsuccessfully at his chest, my shoves nothing more than feeble attempts. Dread slithers from my heart and into my veins when I realize he won’t budge. “I don’t even know why you’re making such a big deal of this. I’m the one who has to put up with your frigid pussy. Meanwhile, you getme. You should be thanking me.”
Anger momentarily powers my strength and I shove him. He takes only a step back, but it’s enough to get him off me.
“Yeah, I just get your limp dick and inability to pleasure a woman, lucky me,” I snap, furious and foolish.
He slaps me.
Hard.
I don’t see it coming. The ringing explodes in my ear before I even process that he’s hit me and I fall to the ground.
Shock freezes me as I look up at him.
My hair is in my face and I see terrifying images of him through my partially obstructed vision as he walks towards me. Adrenaline temporarily silences the pain in my muscles, my body sensing it has one mission now.
Survive.
I crawl backwards away from him on my arms, finding some kind of superhuman strength to get away from him, but I’m not going in the right direction. I’m headed deeper into the locker room and further away from safety.
His eyes shine with sadistic violence as he finally reveals the real person I’ve always suspected he was.
“Have you lost your mind?” I ask, incredulously, hoping to make him realize the folly of his actions before he goes any further.
But he’s too far gone, I can see that.
I use the last remnants of my strength to get to my feet, clutching the wall for support to stay standing.
“I saw Krav and his ‘hands on’ approach. It seemed to work for your training so I’m thinking it’ll work for getting you to see reason.” He looms over me and takes off his jacket. He rolls his sleeves up his forearms and real horror sinks in. He’s going to hurt me. “If you won’t do it willingly, I have no problem forcing you. I might even enjoy it just that much more.”
He lunges for me and I scream. I hate that he forces that weakness out of me, but terror takes over.
I scream when he slaps me again and I scream when he covers his body with mine, his hands feeling me up. Bile rises in my throat and threatens to make an appearance. I hope it does. I hope I puke on him out of fear and he’s so disgusted with me that he walks away.
I have no such luck.
He grabs and twists my wrist so painfully, stars explode in my eyes. The angle is all wrong and pain shoots into my elbow. I’m afraid it’s going to snap.
“I know this is your sword hand, Nera.”
His voice is glacial, the meaning of his threat clear. The coldest fear I’ve ever felt freezes my lungs and chokes me. He wouldn’t do this to me.
Not this.
“Not my arm.” I thrash against him but he twists it further. A pained whimper falls from my lips.
