This I Promise You (A Noahverse Story Book 4) by Jordon Greene & Kalob Dàniel

Author:Jordon Greene & Kalob Dàniel [Greene, Jordon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Franklin/Kerr Press
Published: 2022-11-07T16:00:00+00:00

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I pull into a guest spot since this isn’t my fucking truck and run until I get into my apartment. I bang through the door and slam it shut and keep running into my room.

“Paul? Paul what the hell— OMG Paul, what’s the matter? Where’s your shirt?”

I’m pacing. I’m pacing and pacing and crying and screaming and pacing and crying and holy shit I can’t breathe. I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe.

Huxley slowly moves toward me. “Paul. Take off your shoes. Do it now.”

I don’t have it in me to argue, so I do as she says.

“Now.” She’s standing right in front of me and takes my face in her hands. My eyes are closed because I just can’t look at her right now. “Breathe with me.” I do. “Now, tell me what’s going on. What happened? Where’s Easton?”

I try to breathe. I try to center myself, but everything is boiling to the surface and I’m about to spill over. I can’t fucking do this shit.

“We fucked, Huxley!” I push myself out of her reach and start pacing again, wringing my hands. “We fucking fucked, and I can’t fucking do this because it wasn’t me fucking him, it was him! I wasn’t fucking Easton, he was. It was him! And I let him. I let him into my head and I let him rape Easton the way—” My voice cracks and hitches from yelling.

“Um,” Huxley starts. She moves a little closer again, only this time I cower. I still can’t look at her. “I’m sorry, Paul. I’m so confused. Someone…raped…E?”

How does she not understand! “No, he raped me! He raped me, Huxley, and there was nothing I could do to stop him. I couldn’t stop him. I wasn’t like I am now. I was skinny and scrawny and weak! I was so weak and I couldn’t fight back. I just…I just let him do that to me. And it hurt!”

I’m crying, my hands are as frantic as my heart as I talk, and she's just standing there. Her hands are in fists by her side and I can’t look at her.

“It hurt so badly I couldn’t move. I was bleeding and I could smell it and I couldn’t move! He cornered me, and he hit me.” I can’t sit still. I try, but then I stand and start pacing again. My mind is on fire and my chest is as tight as a rag being wrung. I feel like I’m going to implode.

“He wanted more and I said no and he hit me. He raped me. I was raped after…my dad, he…” I drop on the ground hard against the wall by my closet and Huxley kneels in front of me. Her hands are on my shoulders, slow and soothing. I finally look into her eyes. “He called me,” my voice hitches, “Paulie.”

Understanding crosses her face. Tears fuck up her makeup and I feel so bad because she’s so pretty and doesn’t deserve to have her makeup fucked up.

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