Book 2 - Ch. 80: Five Days

JACE POV

I’ve been pacing back and forth in front of the door for the last five minutes. Waking up to find a note on your girlfriend’s pillow instead of her head is not how I wanted to start my morning. Her telling me that she’s gone to the bakery to get us breakfast and that she won’t be gone long, does nothing to soothe the anger building within me. When I finally hear the keys in the lock, I start to try and calm myself down because the last thing I want to do is punish her while I’m full of anger, and she will be punished dearly for this stunt.

The door opens, and I grab her arm, pulling her inside as I slam the door shut. I pull the bakery bag and coffees from her hands, placing them on the table by the door, and then reaching up, I wrap my hand around her slender throat. It’s not enough to hurt her or cut off her air, but it’s enough to shove her against the wall and hold her there.

“Do you know how fucking worried I have been since waking up and finding you gone?” I seethe.