Chapter 10: JACE

I couldn’t fall asleep last night. I kept replaying everything that happened and the fact that River was practically screaming in her sleep almost every 20 minutes. My poor girl, I hope she knows that none of what happened was her fault. That stupid asshole is to blame for all of this. She’s going to have nightmares about this for a really long time but I hope I can make it better for her to deal with as the days go by. I thought about calling her parents as soon as she fell asleep but I know she’ll want to tell them in her own time and I need to respect her wishes and remember that it isn’t my story to tell. I also don’t know if she told them about me yet. So when she finally wakes up, I pretend to be sleeping. I can feel her looking at me, and then I feel her fingers and lips on my face. So I turn this into a little bit of a game. She kisses my face everywhere but my lips. She straddles my lap and I have to fight the urge to touch her, she moves forward rubbing against me and I can