Page 104 of Every Single Broken Piece
Heading toward the stairs, I remember to lock the door and quickly turn around. I reach for the deadbolt, but the next instant, the front door opens.
For a second, I think it’s Levi, but when I see Colby, I’m instantly angry and scowl at him. “You can’t just barge into my house.”
He doesn’t listen and comes in before slamming the door shut behind him.
“Leave right now. I have nothing to say to you,” I snap, my body starting to tremble from all the anger I feel.
“I just want to talk to you, Kelcie,” he says, but when he engages the deadbolt, fear slithers through me.
“We can talk outside.” I take a step toward the door and reach for the lock, but Colby grabs hold of me.
God!
I let out a startled shriek when he lifts me off my feet, forcing me deeper into the living room, before he throws me down on the couch.
I hiccup from shock, and twisting, I scramble to get away from him as my mind struggles to catch up to what’s happening.
“Just fucking stop!” Colby shouts as he grabs hold of my hips, hauling me back onto the couch and beneath him.
I begin to hit every surface of his body I can reach while screaming bloody murder.
He manages to grab hold of my forearms and lock them to my chest. “Why, Kelcie?” he roars in my face. “What does he have that I don’t? I fucking did so much for you. Do you know what it took to find that bitch mother of his and convince her to come here? I showed you what kind of monster he is, and still you fucking picked him.”
When he stops yelling, our rushed breaths are all that can be heard for a few seconds before I buck my hips up in an attempt to get Colby off me. My heart thunders against my ribs, and it feels like I’m having an out-of-body experience.
I twist my arms, fighting to free them, and when I get my right hand loose, I don’t hesitate and punch Colby as hard as I can on the jaw.
His head whips to the side, and I fight like crazy to wiggle from beneath him. When I drop onto the floor, I dart to my feet and run for the back door, while I dig my phone out of my coat pocket. My attention is split between running and finding Levi’s number.
Just as I press dial, I also manage to slide the deadbolt back, but before I can open the door, Colby grabs hold of my shoulders and yanks me backward.
I lose my footing and fall to the floor between the kitchen and the living room, my phone flying from my hand and sliding beneath the couch.
No!
My head snaps back to where Colby is securing the deadbolt, and I catch a glimpse of a gun tucked into the back of his pants.
Oh, Jesus!
I scramble to my feet, and instead of running away, I lunge at Colby in an attempt to get ahold of the gun. Something connects hard with my chin, and I bite my tongue, a coppery taste quickly filling my mouth.
“Fucking. Stop,” Colby roars before he slaps me so hard, I swear I see stars for a few seconds.
Those precious seconds are all it takes for him to tackle me off my feet. As my side slams into the hard floor, the air whooshes from my lungs, and my vision goes spotty.
Colby forces me onto my back and straddles me, then grips hold of my jaw. He leans down until his breath hits my face. “Why do you love him? Why do you give him what’s always been mine?”
My tone is biting as I sneer, “Because Levi is everything you will never be.”
A look of heartache tightens Colby’s features, and I’m so freaking confused when tears roll over his cheeks. “I love you, Kelcie. I’ll do anything for you.” He leans closer, and I begin to slap him again when he tries to kiss me. “Pick me,” he breathes against my mouth, and I squeeze my lips tightly together while letting out a strangled shriek.
Nothing I do helps to get him off me, and I cry, “Stop, Colby!”
“No. I’ll make you see we’re meant to be. You just need to give me a chance.”
When I feel his hands working to undo the button of my jeans, a fear I had hoped to never feel again floods my body.
I scream my head off, and I fight harder than ever to get away from him.
