Page 106 of Broken Beauty

“I know but you should have told me, Ariella. I mean final exams are coming up and you need to do your best on those.”

I furrow my eyebrows at him. “With all due respect Mr. Locke, I have been preoccupied with other things and you are the last person I would tell those things too.”

I see Liam's eyes darken and when I look down at his hands, I see him clenching them in fists.

Liam has always been a calm and steady guy. I have never really seen him go out of control and do things without a plan. Every step he takes, he takes with a plan.

He stops leaning on the desk and now Liam and I are face to face. If he were to take one step closer to me then a paper wouldn't be able to slip through us. Our chests would touch and I would probably start breaking down and freaking out.

Where are all of the other students? Was this some kind of fucked up plan that Liam came up with to get me alone? Where is everyone?

As I am thinking all of this my mind can't help but go to Ash who I am secretly wishing was here with me right now.

I wish I could be in his arms, protected from the world.

“I think you might need some extra credit to help you bring those grades up. Don't you think?”

“I don't like what you're implying, Mr. Locke. I know about your extra credit that you offer.”

“Ariella, you're a smart girl.” Liam finally takes that step and next thing I know I feel his hand touching my cheek. I try to turn my head away but Liam doesn't let me. “I am trying to offer you something that a lot of girls would take.”

“I told you once and I'm not going to tell you again, Mr. Locke. Please take your hand off me,” I say softly, wishing he would just step back and leave me alone. Lines form on Liam's forehead and I can tell he is getting frustrated. Then I feel his hand on my cheek grip me tighter. His fingers dig into my jaw and tears start to form in my eyes. “Liam, you're hurting me. Please stop,” I say while trying to get his hand off of me.

“You keep fucking pushing and pushing, Ariella. You know you want me.” He pushes me to the ground and I land on my butt. “Why can't you just accept what I am trying to give you?” I get up and don't think twice before running towards the door but I feel a hand grip the back of my neck and pull me away from the door. “You're too good for that little shit, Ariella. I can show you what a real man is.”

Liam pushes me down to the floor and he straddles my hips making me feel the evidence of how much he wants me.

“P-Please get off of me. Please,” I cry out while trying to get him off of me, bucking my hips up but all Liam does is groan.

“Oh this is going to be so good.” Liam groans before holding my hands above my head with one of his before I hear a belt fumbling.

Oh no, please.

“Please, wait wait. Please stop, Liam. Please, I'll do anything, just please get off of me,” I say, as tears start to run down my face.

My heart is beating against my chest so rapidly and my mind feels foggy.

I just want to close my eyes and pretend that I am anywhere but here.

“You are going to feel so good,” Liam says while using his hand to unbutton my jeans.

I close my eyes and turn my head.

Just pretend you are anywhere else but here. You are anywhere else but here.

I tune everything out.

Just prepare yourself.

You can do this. Just imagine you are anywhere else but here.

I blow out a breath at the same time I hear a door open and next thing I know I feel weight lift off of me.

“I'm going to fucking murder you, you son of a bitch.”

I hear a familiar voice say, making me open my eyes and see Ash holding Liam to the floor, punching him too many times for me to even count.

I get off the floor and try to pull Ash off but he doesn't budge. “Ash, get off of him. You're going to kill him.”