All Chapters of Unwanted Nerd: Chased By The B-Ball Stars: Chapter 101

Deborah's POV Tears were streaming freely down my face now, hot trails of salt water that burned against my skin as they fell. I could taste them at the corners of my mouth, bitter and metallic like blood or fear or both mixed together. My vision blurred with the moisture, making the harsh light from the overhead bulb seem to shimmer and dance in front of me like something underwater.But even through the tears, even through the terror that was making my entire body shake with tremors I couldn't control, I remained alert and waiting for any opportunity to fight back. I wasn't going to just sit here passively and let whatever was about to happen simply unfold without resistance. That wasn't who I was, and it wasn't who Liam had helped me become over these past months.When Caleb's fingers moved closer to my face, trailing from my hair toward my mouth with that same deceptive gentleness that made my skin crawl, I saw my chance. Without allowing myself time to think about the consequenc