Chapter 24 Confessing The Truth (Part 2)

"He hit you?!" He shouted and I nodded. I looked over at him and saw that he looked angry; his jaw was clenching tightly. "After I broke up with him, I never saw him again. A few weeks ago, he was back and claimed that I'm still his. I told him we were no longer an item, but he wouldn't give up. When he saw me with you the first time, he hit me for the first time since he was back and told me to stay away from you." I said choking on a sob as I remembered that day. "The bruise that I saw on your stomach...he did that?" He asked clenching his fist at his sides. I nodded again and he ran a hand through his hair, barely controlling his anger. "I ran into him yesterday. He had seen you and I together and he threatened me again to stay away or I would regret it. He sounded very serious and I did what he told me because I was afraid of what he would do to me." I said, the tears were flowing down my face now. Josh looked at me and his expressio