SCARRED - Part 2 (The SCARRED Series - Book 2) by Kylie Walker Page A
Authors: Kylie Walker
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and then she bandaged her hand. She found Lexi in the living room, working out to a P-90 video.
“Hey, how are you feeling?” Lexi asked her.
Chloe smiled, “Like I got hit by a truck,” she said. As she’d walked down the hall she realized that her hand wasn’t the only thing hurting. Her right shoulder throbbed each time she moved it and her legs felt bruised.
Lexi grinned at her and said, “I’m sure the soreness will go away if you keep at it, Rocky.”
Chloe rolled her eyes and went to get her coffee. She was looking out the glass doors that led to the patio while she poured it. That was when she saw him. He was a big guy, bigger than Jake. He had to be at least six feet six and way over two hundred pounds of solid muscle. He had on jeans and a t-shirt, probably trying to fit in, but unless you were at a wrestling match there was no way this guy was going to look like he belonged. His head was shaved and his goatee neatly trimmed and he wore dark sunglasses that completely hid his eyes. He was sitting on one of the concrete steps that led to the beach and he was watching her condo. Roxi had sent her security. Chloe still wasn’t sure how she felt about it, but she thought between her newfound ability to kick a man’s ass and the Hulk, maybe she had a chance.
“Are you going tanning with me?” Lexi asked her, coming into the kitchen. She stopped when she saw Chloe staring out the door and she followed her eyes. “Damn! That is a man right there!”
Chloe laughed, “Yeah, I suppose it is,” she said. “Yes, I’ll go tanning with you. Let me go take my shower. I’ll be ready soon.” As she started to leave the kitchen, Lexi inched closer to the door.
“He works for Roxi,” Chloe said before the other woman’s hand reached the handle.
Lexi looked first confused and then disappointed. “Why does Roxi have someone watching us?”
Chloe had lived with Lexi for almost two years. She’d made it clear that she didn’t want to talk about the scars and Lexi had left it alone. She’d never told her about her past, or Jesse. She suddenly wondered if that had been horribly unfair of her. What if Jesse showed up here? Lexi would be at risk too. Jesse wouldn’t hesitate to hurt another woman in order to get to her. She glanced back out at the Hulk. Jesse wouldn’t go up against a guy like that unless he was armed...but Lexi, he could really hurt her and then Chloe would have to live with that.
“Hey Lex, sit down. We need to talk,” Chloe told her. Lexi did as she asked and Chloe joined her at the small dining table. “This is only the second time in as many years that I’ve said any of this out loud, so bear with me, okay?”
Lexi nodded and she went on, “My ex-boyfriend was abusive. He tried to kill me. He decided that he was going to slice me open one night and the only thing that saved me was a friend who called 911 before I bled out or he was able to stick me again. That’s the short version. The jest of the long version is that he is obsessed, he likes to drink which makes it worse, he’s a monster and he has no feelings or remorse. The last letter I got from him before I finally took off was him telling me that if I apologized right away and dropped the charges against him, he would “forgive me.” The time he did in jail for this has probably only fed his anger. His sadistic side is probably even well-honed. He gets out of jail in ten days. When he does, I expect that he’ll come looking for me.”
The color had drained from Lexi’s face. She looked like she didn’t know what to say. Finally she said, “Why haven’t you ever told me any of this?”
“At first, I was hiding and I didn’t know who I could trust. Once I knew that I could trust you, Jesse was in jail and I told myself it didn’t matter. You didn’t need to be saddled with my wretched past. But now that I know he’ll be free soon, I have to worry that if you’re here when he comes, you might get hurt in the
“Hey, how are you feeling?” Lexi asked her.
Chloe smiled, “Like I got hit by a truck,” she said. As she’d walked down the hall she realized that her hand wasn’t the only thing hurting. Her right shoulder throbbed each time she moved it and her legs felt bruised.
Lexi grinned at her and said, “I’m sure the soreness will go away if you keep at it, Rocky.”
Chloe rolled her eyes and went to get her coffee. She was looking out the glass doors that led to the patio while she poured it. That was when she saw him. He was a big guy, bigger than Jake. He had to be at least six feet six and way over two hundred pounds of solid muscle. He had on jeans and a t-shirt, probably trying to fit in, but unless you were at a wrestling match there was no way this guy was going to look like he belonged. His head was shaved and his goatee neatly trimmed and he wore dark sunglasses that completely hid his eyes. He was sitting on one of the concrete steps that led to the beach and he was watching her condo. Roxi had sent her security. Chloe still wasn’t sure how she felt about it, but she thought between her newfound ability to kick a man’s ass and the Hulk, maybe she had a chance.
“Are you going tanning with me?” Lexi asked her, coming into the kitchen. She stopped when she saw Chloe staring out the door and she followed her eyes. “Damn! That is a man right there!”
Chloe laughed, “Yeah, I suppose it is,” she said. “Yes, I’ll go tanning with you. Let me go take my shower. I’ll be ready soon.” As she started to leave the kitchen, Lexi inched closer to the door.
“He works for Roxi,” Chloe said before the other woman’s hand reached the handle.
Lexi looked first confused and then disappointed. “Why does Roxi have someone watching us?”
Chloe had lived with Lexi for almost two years. She’d made it clear that she didn’t want to talk about the scars and Lexi had left it alone. She’d never told her about her past, or Jesse. She suddenly wondered if that had been horribly unfair of her. What if Jesse showed up here? Lexi would be at risk too. Jesse wouldn’t hesitate to hurt another woman in order to get to her. She glanced back out at the Hulk. Jesse wouldn’t go up against a guy like that unless he was armed...but Lexi, he could really hurt her and then Chloe would have to live with that.
“Hey Lex, sit down. We need to talk,” Chloe told her. Lexi did as she asked and Chloe joined her at the small dining table. “This is only the second time in as many years that I’ve said any of this out loud, so bear with me, okay?”
Lexi nodded and she went on, “My ex-boyfriend was abusive. He tried to kill me. He decided that he was going to slice me open one night and the only thing that saved me was a friend who called 911 before I bled out or he was able to stick me again. That’s the short version. The jest of the long version is that he is obsessed, he likes to drink which makes it worse, he’s a monster and he has no feelings or remorse. The last letter I got from him before I finally took off was him telling me that if I apologized right away and dropped the charges against him, he would “forgive me.” The time he did in jail for this has probably only fed his anger. His sadistic side is probably even well-honed. He gets out of jail in ten days. When he does, I expect that he’ll come looking for me.”
The color had drained from Lexi’s face. She looked like she didn’t know what to say. Finally she said, “Why haven’t you ever told me any of this?”
“At first, I was hiding and I didn’t know who I could trust. Once I knew that I could trust you, Jesse was in jail and I told myself it didn’t matter. You didn’t need to be saddled with my wretched past. But now that I know he’ll be free soon, I have to worry that if you’re here when he comes, you might get hurt in the
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