Eye of the Hurricane

Chapter 27 - Chase

I can't wait to get in the front door. I can't type my code in fast enough. Something about Sage piercing me today, turned me on and I've had to hide a hard on all day.

As soon as we get in, I pick her up and run to the bedroom. Sage is giggling the whole way. I throw her on the bed and tackle her giving her kisses between tickles.

"I can't believe you pierced my nipple today. It was hot." I lick my lips and then trail my tongue down her throat but I'm stopped by a turtle neck.

I pull at it. "What's with this? It was 85 degrees today. Take it off."

Sage instantly freezes beneath me. "I don't.. I.. can we watch a movie instead?"

What? She's crazy. There's no way that I'm not taking her right now. After we do, then we can cuddle and watch movies all night but I need to be inside her now.

"I need you, Sage." I start to lift her shirt off but she slams my hands back down.

"No!" She yells. "Please."

"What's wrong? I'm sorry, baby girl. I've just been hard all day for you. I can't wait."

Sage pushes up from beneath me and leans back against the headboard. "I'm on my period."

"I'm not scared of a little blood. I don't care about that. I'll just put a towel down." I pull her towards me. "Come here."

She lets out a little bit of nervous laughter but doesn't fight back this time. I pull her shirt over her head and gasp when I see what she was hiding. She's covered in bruises. She has handprints all the way up and down her arms. A few of them on her hips too and then a huge bruise right in the middle of her chest.

"What the fuck is this?" Sage looks at me with tears in her eyes and just shakes her head. I grab her face and look into her eyes. "Speak Sage."

I start to growl when she won't answer me. I pull back as I take her in.

"Who did this to you?" My jaw tenses even more when she won't look at me. 

When could this have even happened and why didn't she tell me? My mind is racing trying to put the puzzle pieces together.

"So help me God, Sage. If you don't tell me who did this, I will beat down on all the doors in this world until I find out."

She takes in a breath "He, he found me, Chase."

My face falls. Her ex. She's spoke briefly about him. She told me that he wasn't a good person and she didn't have to confirm with me that he's hurt her before. I could tell from the look in her eyes that night.

"What do you mean he found you? What did he do, baby girl?"

Sage can't get any words out. I reach for her pants and slide them off her hips. The bruises continue from her hips and all the way down her thighs. Hand prints are all over her.

No. No, this can't be happening. How could I let this happen to her?

"He.. did he?"

Sage clings to my chest and lets out an earth shaking sob. 

"Please, no. Tell me he didn't"

She pulls away slightly from me to look in my eyes. My heart breaks into a million pieces when I see the hurt buried deep down inside her.

"When?"

"Sunday night." 

I was with her all day Sunday. I took her back to Kelsey's that evening. I don't know when this could have happened? She can see my mind working and let's out another sob.