apter 107
Bailey’s pov
The emotions I tried to keep at bay came crashing down. Juliet leans closer, her breath hot against my face as she lets out a louder cackle. “Our little naive Bailey, always so gullible to believe anyone would fall for you.”
Her words hit me right across the heart even though I wish they hadn’t. Protecting myself now felt impossible. They had the upper hand, and it was stupid for me to think that they didn’t.
Her eyes glint, cold and calculative, flashing like the conniving fox she is. “You have a face only a mother could love,” her snort was loud and the laughter that followed was even more deafening. My stomach churns, and helplessness weighs heavily in my body.
If I was being completely honest with myself, it were not her words that was getting to me, it was the fact that I felt like they were the words of Kaleb. It was true, he was not in the room with us, it was her voice. It was her,
Yet. Somehow my mind clung to believing that was what he wanted to tell me. These were his words, making the pain of them all more unbearable.
My nails bit into the palm of my hand. I know I’m drawing blood, I know I am hurting myself. Yet, it seems more bearable than hearing her words. His words.
“You’ve always been a pick me bitch. Think I never noticed you’ve always wanted him? You think I never saw the sneaky glances!” She suddenly gripped my hair, threading her fingers through the strand and wrenching my head back.
I gasp as I felt the sting in my scalp, forcing my chin to jut up and my eyes to meet hers. My eyes are glassy with unshed tears but hers, they’re cold and unforgiving. She’s glaring at me, right into my soul as if begging it to fade away into nothing.
I can see it now. She wanted me gone. She wanted me dead,
A cold smirk paints across her lips.” Cat got your tongue Bailey? Hmm?” she smacked her lips, letting out a rude laugh. A few dots of saliva smacks right across my face, causing me to close my eyes tightly in disgust.
“You were so confident just a while ago? What happened? Saw a little clip of your Kaleb and got to know that,” She tugged at my hair harder until I winced and peeled my eyes open. “You meant nothing to him but just a stupid bet?” her smirk widened, eyes dancing with a wicked flash of promising torture.
I swallowed as her fingers tighten in my hair causing my scalp to burn with such an intense pressure that the tears I kept at bay escaped. I bit down hard on my lip, holding in the sniffle of a sharp cry that threatened to come out.
So pathetic,” She sneered.
I wanted to push her away, wanted to fight back. Being this defenseless was haunting my spirit. However, I knew that fighting her now especially with such a dark glint of murder in her eyes was not the route to go.
So I stayed quiet, letting her harsh words hit me across my face over and over until I was finally able to zone her out. But then in my head was his words instead and they hurt,ten times worse. They hurt so bad that my fingers itched to rip my heart out of my chest.
Pathetic. Maybe I was. Maybe I am.
Getting lost in my own mind with the taunting words of Kaleb wasn’t really a good thing when I am being held against my will. Yet they kept me from focusing on Juliet and Stefan who I had trusted as a friend once.
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22:09 Sat, 28 Jun
Chapter 107
The betrayal burned.
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“You should really thank me Bailey,” Stefan taunts behind her, his head tilting so his eyes could stare me dead in mine.” I did you a favor by showing you the truth. You chose wrongly. You should’ve chosen me.”
Him?
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“You?” I whispered, looking at him knowing my eyes were dead of emotions. “I’d rather be dead.” I said under my breath.
Juliet suddenly lets out a sharp laugh that made my ears ring. “Oh we can definitely grant your wish darling.”
Her words caused a range of cold chills to race across my skin. My eyes dart to hers and my heart skipped painfully.
She had that look in her soul that told me she meant every word that came from her mouth. She had that cold murderous glint that one should stay clear of.
Her fingers slowly release their grip on my hair, and I wince as the pain from my scalp somehow stings even more. A dark chuckle left Stefan’s lips as he glares at me.” Not so tough now huh Bailey?”
I tear my eyes away from them, bowing my head in shame. Two against one, the odds were against me. I wouldn’t be able to escape or win this.
Why am I here?” I pushed out softly through the cracks of my lips.
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