Torn: A College Sports Romance (Cherry Grove Series Book 3) by Cole Lepley

Author:Cole Lepley [Lepley, Cole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-30T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23

Viral

Judah

Mackenzie stands in front of me, gripping my T-shirt in her hand for dear life. “Don’t,” she whispers.

“Why not?” I throw my arm out back the hallway. “He called you a whore. I can’t let him talk to you like that.”

“Trust me, Judah,” she says, her eyes flaring with a warning. “You don’t want this fight.”

“What are you not telling me?”

She’s shaking her head, but I can see the tears gathering in her eyes. Whatever it is, I want to fix it. I would do anything to take that look out of her eyes.

Her hands are still gripping the front of my shirt and she backs us into the wall. “Judah, listen to me. You don’t know him. You don’t what he’s capable of… the things he’s done to me and my family.”

“Your family?”

“My brother,” she blurts. “My brother went to prison because of him.”

The lights flashing into the hallway and the bass pounding in the background is jumbling my thoughts. It’s too loud, and this is too important to talk about here. But I need to know.

I lean down close, cupping her cheeks in my hands. “Mackenzie, we need to talk about this. Can we go upstairs? Will you tell me?”

Her breath hitches in her throat, a sob begging to escape. She’s two seconds away from losing it and I don’t want anyone to see. I want to protect her and the only way I can do that is if she trusts me enough to explain.

After another long moment, she nods. “Yeah. We can talk.”

I kiss her once and take her hand, leading her out toward the stairs. Adam is leaning on the railing chatting up a blonde in a short T-shirt dress. I take advantage of his distraction, stopping at his side.

“Hey, can I borrow your room for a sec?”

His eyes drift away from her chest to mine with a smirk. “Of course, player.”

He winks and I want to tell him he’s got the wrong idea, but an explanation is something I can’t offer. Privacy is more important than my true intentions, and his room is the most secluded.

“Thanks, man,” I say instead, patting him on the back on my way past.

I keep ahold of her hand and walk her up the grand staircase and down the first hallway. Adam’s is the last room and I do a quick check before pulling her inside.

His bedroom is so quiet compared to downstairs. Only a slight hum from the music below penetrates the walls. Mackenzie pulls away from me and wraps her arms around herself, facing the window in the back of the room.

“It’s a fucked up story.”

I keep my voice low. “I assumed.”

Her shoulders shake and I ball my fist at my side. I’m trying not to push too hard, but it’s already feeling impossible.

When she turns around, the first tear falls. “Nobody knew what Sean did to me. I never told anyone.” She laughs once, wiping under her eye with her thumb. “I’m not even sure I knew what he was doing.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.