To heal a broken heart

Chapter 30

~Jayden's POV~

I'm pacing back and forth in my room, trying to refocus my energy on something else than Holly and Dylan. I nearly punched him during breakfast. His fucking smirk in her direction, the nerve of him! And then that big, knowing grin when he watched my reaction, he fucking knows! That bastard knows how deeply I care for her. He probably did it on purpose to provoke and hurt me.

Seeing her not objecting just made everything all the clearer once again, even my parents instantly caught on.

I groan in anger and hurt, I'm just so sick of this! Why the fuck can't she love me back and Dylan be a nice brother for once? He always provokes me, making it seem like I'm the bad one in front of my parents (I mean, I am, but in a different way, okay?). They always favor him, always believe him, for whatever invisible reason. He always was the little crown prince and he always will be. I'm just the other son they have to take care of.

I know they just wanted a girl after having Dylan. And when I came along with the package... Well, I don't think they do it on purpose, it just happens. They're not bad parents, it's nothing compared to Holly's parents for example.

There I am again, thinking about her. It just seems like my thoughts always return to her, always finding ways to connect something to her, things to remind me of her. Whether it's the wind making me think of how beautiful she looks when it messes up her hair or some food I learned she likes over the last few days watching her eating habits like a hawk.

"What the fuck did you think you were doing?!", I suddenly hear yelling from somewhere in the house. I raise my eyebrows in confusion. It's Juli's voice and although she gets easily irritated she sounds serious this time. Furious even. Curiosity gets the best of me and I creep out of my room and in the general direction of her shouting. To my surprise I end up in front of Dylan's door.

"You fucking forced her into things she didn't want! Care to explain?! Hmm?!", I hear her yell again. She doesn't even try to stay quiet.

"What are you even talking about?", Dylan replies quieter, completely calm, causing Juli to audibly huff.

"You and Holly! She told me you touched her against her will! What kind of human does that?! Are you a rapist now?! Isn't it enough already that you do Jayden dirty all the time?! Now you have to go after my best friend too?!", she yells back, the volume in her voice rising even more.

My eyes nearly pop out of my head.

Give me a minute.

So... According to my sister HE FUCKING FORCED HIMSELF ON HER?!

Rage boils up inside of me, along with a strange kind of relief. Relief because she didn't want him, rage because of everything else. My hands form tight fists. No-fucking-body touches her against her fucking will!

In that moment Dylan laughs.

"I just messed a bit with her, I wouldn't have gone further", he tries to play it down. "She's ugly anyways, no offense sis. I just wanted to tease Jayden a bit and as you can see it worked quite well!"

I practically hear the smug grin in his voice.

I don't listen any further. Instead I tear the door open and storm inside his room.

"You fucking bastard, what did you do to her?!", I scream at him, not bothering to stay silent. Our parents are working anyways. This will be settled between us brothers. He won't touch her ever again.

Juli spins around with wide eyes. Dylan winces at my entrance, but quickly recovers.

"Oh, why, hello little bro", he smugly smiles over at me, calmly sitting on his bed. I ignore him, stalking over and punching him square in the jaw. Juli cries out in shock, but my eyes are focused on that fucktard under me.

"Tell me you didn't", I growl out between clenched teeth. "Tell me you didn't force her into anything!"

He had the nerve to snicker.

"She felt better than expected from such a fat cow."

My fist collided with his cheek again, causing him to fly off the bed and landing in his shelves. He groans in pain, looking up at me with hateful eyes.

"You little shit, you punch harder than I thought", he snarls. "But this is enough, don't you dare touch me again. I'm your older brother!"

"You say this now?! You should've acted like it then!", Juli suddenly chimes in before I can say anything. Dylan only laughs again.

"Nah, he's a loser. He's never going to find someone with how cruel he is, right Jayden? Tell her your little secret", he smirks, making me want to choke him.

That's exactly what I did.

"Don't change the topic, you fucking worm! Tell me what you did to Holly and maybe I'll consider to let you go", I threaten, tightening my grip around his neck. His eyes grew wide the second I put my hands around his throat. Fear sparks up behind the arrogance and hate in his eyes. His fingers claw at my hands, but I'm stronger. The day I started to learn how to fight he lost his chance against me in a battle. It's just that I never showed him.

That will change today.

"Answer me, you fucking piece of shit."

"I- I- I just touched her a bit", he choked out, trying to get air into his lungs. I let go for a tiny bit so he's able to talk more.

"I kissed her neck, that's it! I swear, I didn't do any-"

He doesn't get further, I already choke him again. With passion may I add. That fucking bastard dared to touch what isn't his and to top it all off he did it against her will! I'll personally torture him!

Once his facial color changes I let go of him, only to watch him sinking down on the floor. I give him a minute. I won't fight him when he's weak. I'm not like him.

"Get up."

His eyes widen at my words. Hope enters his face. He probably thinks I'm already done with him.

Well, he realizes the truth once my fist lands on his eye again. Stumbling back, he barely catches himself, but instantly gets in a fighting position. His defense is weak, pathetic. HE is pathetic.

My fists start working again, hitting him left and right and making him groan in pain. He quickly backs away from me, trying to flee the room, but to my surprise Juli steps in his way. She easily blocks the door, huffing in rage, the same rage I'm feeling as well.

She too loves Holly.

"Don't you flee like a fucking coward!", she spits in his face. Next thing he knows she already slapped him.

"I may be your sister, but first of all I'm a woman and as a woman I don't really like rapists", she snarls, showing him her scary side. "I swear to god, if you ever hurt someone like that again I'm going to haunt you like a fucking ghost!"

Dylan looks down at her in surprise. Although she's shorter than us, she's still scary as fuck if she wants to be. It's truly a miracle, but I kinda like that side of her. However, before he can think about pushing her to get past her and therefore through the door, I yank him back and continue to use him as my new punching bag.

Blow after blow rains down on his body. Blood starts to appear, but I don't care. I kick and hit and claw at him just like I want. Cries of pain start to leave his throat, quite early if I may say so myself. I went through way worse and didn't complain.

Only when he lies under me all bloody and fucked up, some limbs being bent the wrong way, do I finally stop.

"You're not my brother anymore, you never were. If you ever come near her again, I'm going to kill you", I growl in his ear. "And by the way, you look like shit."

Getting up, I look down at him with pure hatred. He died for me today. He's not worth the teeth he just lost.

"You decide what to do with him, I'm going to talk to Holly", I tell Juli and before she can say anything I'm already out of there.