Page 95 of Splintered Hearts

Oh, I’m going to kill him.

My body moves before my mind does. “Jamie, no!” Bri grabs my sleeve but I tug out of her hold, careful not to hurt her. “Jamie, get back here!” she hisses.

“I’m just going to talk to him.”

“Jamie!” Grabbing the back of my T-shirt, she tries with all her tiny might to slow me down, but I end up dragging her behind me with one focus on my mind.

Kill Josh.

Storming up the steps, I see the cocky fuck smoking a cigarette. “What the fuck was that?”

Startled, he looks up, and I’m not sure what he sees on my face, but fear flashes quickly. “What?”

“Who the fuck was on the phone?”

“What are you talking about?”

“The phone, you dumb fuck.”

“Dude, back off.” Josh takes a tiny step back, looking around for an escape route.

“You’re not going to come into my house and fuck with my friends.”

“Yeah...” He smirks. “Friends, sure. Seems like half of them can’t stand you.”

“What’s going on?” Hunter asks, as he and Mark step onto the porch. I hadn’t even seen Bri leave to go get them.

“Your friend is a psycho, Mark. That’s all.”

“Not my friend.” Mark rolls his eyes. Grabbing the collar of Josh’s shirt I back him up, his feet nearly tripping as I slam him against the siding. “Jamie!” Mark yells, pulling me off his friend, but it’s no use. I’m too pissed. Mark is nearly as tall as I am, but I’m bigger. Stronger.

Ignoring Noah’s annoying friend, I level my eyes at Josh, fury rolling off me in waves. “You so much as breathe in Noah’s direction again and I will remove your lungs through your fucking nose.” Josh’s fingers struggle at the hand tightly around his neck.

“Get the fuck off me,” he chokes.

“Get the fuck out of my house, and don’t you even blink at him on the way out.”

“You’re a fucking psycho.” He’s turning a little purple so I loosen my grip. Hunter’s hands are on me, bringing me back to earth as I let Josh go.

“What the fuck is wrong with you?” Mark screams at me.

“Thegood friendyou brought here for Noah has a fucking boyfriend, and was trying to get Noah to go back to a hotel where he was going to take nudes and send them to his disgusting friend!”

Josh laughs between choking breaths. “You’re such a liar.”

“He called Noah a slutty bottom,” Bri adds.

“Is that true?” A soft voice makes me freeze. Turning, I see Noah in the doorway watching everything go down. “Is that what you called me?” The break in his voice makes me want to break Josh’s nose. All I want to do is pull Noah into my arms.

After I kill Josh. I can multitask.

“He’s insane. Clearly.”

“I heard you too,” Bri confirms. “His boyfriend’s name is Liam.”

“Liam?” Mark glares. “You said he dumped you when you moved out here.”

“They’re lying. He’s clearly a mentally unstable psychopath.” Josh scoffs. My fist clenches, but Hunter grabs my arm. Then Josh’s gaze swings to Noah. “You look like cheap trash anyway. Believe me, not worth the effort.”

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