Page 10 of Like An Animal
I don’t move though.
When seeing her, all I can think about is watching her feet from under the bed and rage is replacing the mind-boggling emotions I had only a few minutes ago. Suddenly, my thighs are as dry as the Sahara. Not even a drop of sweat to be found. I’m chilled to the bone.
I walk right over to the table and press my hands down on the surface.
“If you ever touch him again, I’ll kill you myself,” I warn, venom rolling over my tongue.
Her eyes widen. “I’m sorry, sweetheart, but I need you to specify who you’re talking about.”
I narrow my eyes at her in warning. “Jeremy is who. If you come into his room at night and try to crawl into his bed again, I’ll rip you apart. You got me,Kathy?”
She turns white. “Bronwyn, I don’t know what you think–”
“Cut the crap, you disgusting, incestuous pedophile. I was in the fucking room. I know what I heard, what Iwitnessed. You stay the fuck away from him or I’ll call the cops and report you right fucking now. I will stay in his room to make sure you don’t come in there every fucking night if I have to. Do you understand?”
She falls silent and the color her face turns makes her look like a corpse sitting up in the chair.
“Do you understand me?!” I bellow in her face before I grab her by her shirt and drag her out of her chair.
“I-I-It wasn’t what you think, okay? Just calm down.”
Oh, no. This bitch did not just try to make me think I’m crazy. I know I’m not. Jeremy confirmed it. He said it’s been happening for as long as he can remember. My earliest memory was when I was three, which means she’s been doing this since he was a small child.
“I bet his grandfather would have something to say if he knew what you’ve been doing to Jer,” I state before I slam her back into the window. “Also, I’m not against the killing-you option. You either stay away from him or you die. My brother probably wouldn’t care either way. You and everyone else like you don’t deserve the air you breathe.” I pull her back and slamher into the window again. I feel the glass start to give under her weight as she cries.
“I didn’t–”
“STOP FUCKING LYING! YOU DID!” I take the same fist I hurt against the wall two weeks ago and slam it into her nose, feeling the skin break and the bones crunch, but I don’t stop. I hit her again and again until my fingers become numb.
“I didn’t,” she cries, but then I’m yanked away from her and feel arms lift me up, restraining me against a soft chest.
Jeremy.
“Calm down,” he warns in my ear, but I can’t. If I don’t do something, she’ll try to hurt him again. No one is more important to me than he is. I can’t let her hurt him. I pull back my leg and let out a hard kick, landing it directly in her chest. The glass shatters as Kathy goes through the window and falls the full story down to the garden.
It’s not far enough to kill her, but she’ll remember that tumble for a long fucking time. I grab on tight to his arm as my feet hit the ground and Jer groans in my ear.
“Breathe. Just fucking breathe.”
“I had to,” I admit as tears fall down my face. “To keep you safe.”
“I know. The bitch won’t die that easily, but I can’t let you kill her. Your life is worth way more than hers. When you graduate, we’ll leave and we won’t come back. Then, we’ll turn them into the Bastards and they’ll take care of Kathy and David. Deal?”
Slowly, I nod.
“Deal.”
“We’ll just stick together until then. Only three and a half years and we’ll keep our heads down.” He presses a soft kiss against the side of my neck and I nod.
“Okay.” The word is barely a whisper, but I know he hears it. We have a plan in place. It’s just a waiting game. If we make amove before then, we’ll be put in foster care and separated. This is the only way we can make sure we stay together.
CHAPTER 5
THE SHADOW
Three Years Later
Some may think I’m a sick fuck, but I don’t give a shit. So what if I stand here and jack off while watching Bron sleep, barely wearing anything? Her plump ass peaks through the fabric of her panties and the tank top she wears has her tits nearly popping out.
