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Chapter 23
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2026-04-27 15:37:58
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My Bully Next Door Chapter 25
Maya POVI wake up before my alarm.For a second, I don’t know where I am. The room feels unfamiliar, too quiet, too big.Then it hits.Beckett’s house.Last night.Him.My chest tightens and I roll onto my back, staring up at the ceiling like if I just stay still long enough, I won’t have to deal with any of it.“Cool,” I mutter. “Love that for me.”I drag a hand over my face and sit up slowly. Everything feels heavy. Not in a crying way—worse.Empty.Like something just… shut off.And honestly?Good.Because I can’t keep doing that—feeling everything so intensely just to get slapped back into reality.So I make a decision.Simple. Clean.I’m done.No more looking at him.No more thinking about him.No more pretending anything about him matters.Two weeks.That’s it.I can survive two weeks.I swing my legs off the bed and stand, grabbing the first oversized hoodie I can find and pulling it over my head. It falls over me like armor, familiar and safe.Better.I don’t bother with make
My Bully Next Door Chapter 24
Maya POVIt’s quiet after he leaves.Too quiet.The kind of quiet that presses in on your chest until it’s hard to breathe.I stare at the door for a long second after it shuts, like maybe he’ll come back. Like maybe he’ll realize something—say something different.He doesn’t.Of course he doesn’t.I let out a shaky breath and pull my knees tighter to my chest, pressing my forehead against them.God, I hate this.I hate that he walked in here.I hate that he saw me crying.But mostly—I hate that it’s because of him.“Get it together,” I whisper to myself, my voice barely there.Because this is stupid.This is exactly why I don’t let myself go here.Exactly why I don’t let myself think about him like that.But it doesn’t matter what I tell myself, does it?Because the truth is already there, sitting heavy in my chest.I’m attracted to him.There.Said it.Even if it’s only to myself.Even if I hate it.Even if I know it’s a mistake.I squeeze my eyes shut, my stomach twisting.Because
My Bully Next Door Chapter 23
Beckett POVI shouldn’t be thinking about her.That’s the first thing that hits me the second I walk into the house. The door shuts behind me, the noise from the party dulls, and suddenly it’s just me… and my thoughts.And somehow, every single one of them keeps circling back to her.I drag a hand down my face and head straight for the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water like that’s going to fix anything. It doesn’t. I lean back against the counter, twist the cap, take a long drink—Still there.Her.Standing by the pool. Looking at me like I was someone she didn’t recognize. Like I’d done something that didn’t make sense.She’s not wrong.None of that made sense.I shouldn’t have snapped. Shouldn’t have shoved Mason. Shouldn’t have let it get that far. But that’s not the part stuck in my head.It’s her.The way she walked in like she didn’t belong—but didn’t back down anyway. The way everyone noticed. The way I noticed.I push off the counter, irritated with myself. “This is stupid,”
My Bully Next Door Chapter 22
Beckett POVI shouldn’t have said that.I know it the second the word leaves my mouth.No.Too fast.Too sharp.Too final.Like I’m trying to shut something down before it even has a chance to exist.And the worst part?Everyone heard it.I don’t look at her.I can’t.Because I already know what I’ll see.But I feel it anyway.That shift.That moment where something in her just—closes.“Don’t worry,” she says, voice steady.Too steady.“Whatever you think this is—”There’s a pause.And I make the mistake of looking at her.“It’s not.”It shouldn’t hit.It shouldn’t matter.It should be exactly what I want.Clean.Simple.Safe.But it doesn’t feel like that.It feels like something just got ripped out and dropped on the ground between us.She turns and walks away.Doesn’t hesitate.Doesn’t look back.And for a second—I almost go after her.My body actually shifts forward.Like it’s already decided.Like it doesn’t care what my head thinks.“Don’t.”Sean’s voice is low.Right next to
My Bully Next Door Chapter 21
Ella POVI shouldn’t go after him.That’s the smart choice.The safe choice.The version of me that knows better is practically screaming it in my head.Walk away.Stay out of it.Don’t get pulled into whatever that was.Because whatever just happened—It wasn’t normal.It wasn’t him.Beckett Cross does not defend me.He especially doesn’t shove people over me.In front of everyone.And yet—He did.My heart is still racing as I push through the side gate, away from the noise of the party. The music dulls behind me. The laughter fades.But the tension?That follows me.He’s there.By the side of the house.Hands braced on the edge of a table.Head down.Breathing like he’s trying to get control back.For a second—I almost turn around.Because this version of him?I don’t know it.And that makes it worse than the version that hates me.But then—I remember the hallway.The spitballs.The laughter.All the times he stood there and did nothing.And suddenly—I’m not scared.I’m angry.“
My Bully Next Door Chapter 20
Beckett POVI shouldn’t be watching her.I know that.I keep knowing that.And yet—My eyes won’t leave her.⸻She’s sitting at the edge of the pool, feet in the water, talking to Mason like this is normal.Like any of this is normal.Like she didn’t just walk into a party full of people who’ve spent years tearing her apart—and flip the entire damn script.⸻Mason leans closer.Too close.Says something I can’t hear.And she—laughs.⸻Something in my chest snaps.⸻“Alright, I’m definitely going over there,” Mason says, pushing himself up.I don’t even think.“Sit down.”The words come out sharp. Final.⸻Mason pauses. Looks at me like I’ve lost my mind.“The hell is your problem?”I step closer.“Did I stutter?”⸻The air shifts.People notice.Sean mutters under his breath, “Beckett…”But I don’t look at him.I’m locked on Mason.⸻“You don’t own her,” Mason says, a little more careful now.No.I don’t.I know I don’t.So why does it feel like I need to shut this down?⸻“I said si
My Bully Next Door Chapter 10
EllaBy the time school lets out, my stomach is in knots.Not normal nerves.Worse.The kind that makes everything feel too tight—my chest, my thoughts, even my skin.Tonight is the makeover.Tonight I actually have to sit in a chair and let someone change something about me on purpose.I grip the
My Bully Next Door Chapter 14
EllaI don’t take my time.Not tonight.I get dressed as fast as I can, like the bathroom walls are closing in on me, like if I stay in there too long I’ll have to replay that moment again.And I don’t want to.I really don’t want to.The second I unlock the door, I don’t even look down the hall. I
My Bully Next Door Chapter 11
BeckettI’m not looking forward to tonight.Not even a little.I lean back against my locker, staring down the hallway like it personally offended me.Two weeks.Two weeks of Ella James in my house.I exhale slowly, dragging a hand through my hair.“This is ridiculous,” I mutter under my breath.“W
My Bully Next Door Chapter 15
Beckett POVThe kitchen is chaos.Not the bad kind—just loud, busy, lived-in chaos.Cabinets opening. Mason talking nonstop. Plates clinking while Mom moves around packing lunches like she’s running a one-woman assembly line.“I forgot what it’s like having a full house in the morning,” she laughs.
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