Page 63 of Blinded By Hate

I have met Marco a total of maybe two or three times. He has always made me feel like something bad was about to happen. He holds darkness inside him that I’ve never seen anyone have. It’s scary.

“Jaclyn, nice to see you again.” Marco closes the door behind him and walks up to me. “How are you?”

“What do you want from me? Hayden won. You should have left us alone,” I say as another tear falls.

It’s like my body always knows what is going to happen, it’s just preparing itself.

“Straight to the point. Definitely Hayden’s girl, eh?” Marco smirks down at me.

“Let me go,” I beg.

This can't be happening.

This is a dream that I’ll wake up from or Hayden will come in and save me.

He always does.

Hayden is always there to save me.

Is this what I’m going to deal with while being with Hayden?

After being with him for a year I thought this would stop eventually but it’s just gotten me here.

“Hayden is a talented guy. He is strong and fast. He uses his head too,” Marco states while looking down at me. “He has so much potential Jaclyn and you should know that out of all people,” he explains. “I offered Hayden the deal of a lifetime. Endless years of money and he declined because he didn’t want to be in that kind of environment.”

“It’s probably because of your gang bullshit,” I say, getting frustrated.

My heart is beating so fast I think it will burst through my chest.

“So, he did tell you?” Marco raises an eyebrow at me. “Well, you know far too much it seems. We have to fix that.” Marco looks at Eric. “Give us some privacy, would you?” Marco asks before moving his eyes to me.

Eric smirks, looking like Satan himself, and he leaves the room.

“No,” I say while backing away from Marco who is walking towards me. “No! No! No! Please! Please, Marco. Please.” I say as my eyes water and tears stream down.

“They all beg. It does nothing for me,” Marco says as he grabs my wrists and throws me against the floor. I bang my head against the floor making me scream in pain. My forehead throbs as I cry. Marco gets behind me, his hips pressed against my butt. I widen my eyes and thrash away from him.

“No! No! Please, no! Don’t Marco, please, please,” I say, sobbing against the floor.

“Shhh. You’re okay.” Marco takes a knife out of his pocket and he cuts open my jeans.

And all of a sudden, everything stops.

Everything pauses.

My mind is blank and I can’t feel a single thing.

For a second, I honestly think that I’m dead.

Twenty-Five

Jaclyn

Present

Hayden and I get out of the elevator and walk in the direction of my room. He decided to walk me to my room even after I told him I was fine and I could walk by myself.

I need to be by myself because after spending time with Hayden at the beach, I need a minute to just clear my head.