All Chapters of Private Lessons With The Bad Boy Bully: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

The smell of mediocre pizza and B.O hit me the moment I walked through the cafeteria doors. It was packed full of students who were gathered around different tables in their usual friend groups.The popular table was in the centre, my table, where Allison was already holding court with her crew. She saw me enter and wiggled her fingers at me, patting the empty seat beside her with a soft smile. Apparently, she’d chosen to forget all about the last fight we had, and went right back to trying to get in my pants.I ignored her.My eyes scanned the room, searching for…There.Back corner, at the table nobody ever sat at because the AC was broken and it constantly smelled like cleaning chemicals. Also, nobody ever went there except for her and a few other pathetic, friendless nerds.And there was Lena, sitting with Noah and a bunch of juniors I vaguely recognised but didn’t really know.She didn’t seem pathetic or friendless at all.She was laughing, actually laughing in her soft breathy

"Yeah, just…" Noah tapped the screen and a voicemail started playing on speaker."Hey, Noah boo." Allison's voice poured out, saccharine sweet. "I hope you haven't forgotten about our Biology project...""Since when does she care about school?" Nicole whispered.Noah boo? I thought. Interesting nickname."I think we should meet up at my family's estate uptown," Allison continued. "It's really gorgeous, you'd love it. My dad just had the pool house renovated so it’s private." She paused, then her voice dropped to a sultry, seductive tone. "Then maybe I can teach you a thing or two about my biology, if you know what I mean."Jake scrunched up his face as he'd bitten into a lemon. "Oh, dude. That's… no.""Yuck!" Nicole gagged. "I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.”My face burned. I studied my hands intently, pretending I hadn't understood the double meaning even though I absolutely had.Meanwhile, Noah just sighed and tucked his phone back into his pocket. "Subtle as a brick t

"You are not allowed to talk to Noah anymore."His voice was low, dangerous, and he was already moving toward me, backing me up step by step until my legs hit the edge of his bed."What?" I tried to sidestep him, but he mirrored my movement, blocking my escape. "Since when? He's been nothing but nice to me, Jace. He's the first person in this entire school who's actually—"My knees buckled and I fell backward onto his bed, the mattress soft beneath me.Jace followed me down.He braced his hands on either side of my head, caging me in, his body hovering over mine but not quite touching. Close enough that I could feel the heat of him, smell his cologne—something woodsy and expensive that made my head spin."I've known Noah my entire life," he said, his voice a rough whisper. His face was inches from mine, his dark eyes searching my face with an intensity that made my heart stutter. "You've known him for two days. He doesn't do anything for free, Lena. Sooner or later, he's going to ask

Still Jace's POVAs soon as his mother walked out the door, Lena threw the blankets off.Her face was streaked with tears, her eyes bloodshot and shining with pure hurt, like I’d reached into her chest and crushed her heart in my fist.And I had.“Lena—”“I guess that answers my question,” she whispered, voice cracking as she grabbed her glasses and shoved them on crooked.“No. No, princess, you don’t understand” I stepped toward her slowly hands up as though she was a scared animal.“I had to tell her that so she would listen and stay outside. I thought you wouldn’t want my mom finding you in my bed with me like this…”“Like what, Jace?” She was shaking now, tears spilling faster. “Like some desperate, clingy girl throwing herself at you? Like some pathetic nobody who’s so starved for attention she’ll do anything? Really?”“That’s not what I meant—”“That’s exactly what you meant!” Her voice broke on a sob. “You said I was pathetic. You said I throw myself at guys. You said—” She pr

Lena’s POVThud!I crashed straight into someone the moment I stepped out of Jace's room.Strong hands caught my shoulders, steadying me before I could fall."Whoa, hey…" I heard Noah's warm, familiar voice. "I was actually looking for you…"He stopped mid-sentence when he noticed something was wrong. My face was a mess; with tears streaming down my cheeks, eyes swollen and red, my glasses slightly crooked on my nose."Lena?" His voice changed immediately, going soft with concern. "What's going on? What happened?""Nothing. I'm fine." I tried to sidestep him, wiping frantically at my face. "I just need to find Mrs. Dawson. I need to explain…""Explain what?" Noah moved with me, blocking my path gently. "Lena, you're crying. Tell me what’s going on.""Please, Noah. I really can't do this right now." My voice cracked. "I need to fix this before…""Before what?"I tried to walk past him again, but he caught my wrist, his grip gentle but firm."Talk to me," he said. "Whatever it is, we c