Chapter 10 ~ Pump sense into him

Chapter 10- Pump sense into him

Athena

I lift my head, my eyes blazing with something between anger and devastation.

But he doesn't care.

She provoked me. That's what I want to say, but I realize it won't matter. He won't believe me. Maybe he never has.

"Say it." His voice is ice-cold, sharp, and cutting through me like a blade.

Alexander King has always been ruthless. Calculating. Cold. But this- this side of him is new even to me.

This is the look of a man who always gets what he wants, and right now, my humiliation is what will soothe his anger.

Too bad I have no interest in it. Leah may have been his first love but

she is a pretentious bitch and it's annoying how Alex turns a

blind eye.

My lips press together. I'm stubborn, always have been. The urge to fight back

burns in my veins, but his grip tightens on my

wrist, a silent reminder that fighting him won't get me anywhere.

His face tells me I won't leave this place until I apologize.

How degrading is that?

Here I am, in

my nightdress, my knees forced to stay on the cold, hard floor, while he towers over me, demanding I bow to the

woman who shattered

everything. To the woman who crawled back into his life and made him

forget all the ways, I tried to love

him.

"Apologize to her, Athena. Now."

"No."

with fire, frustration tightening

knuckles turn white, his jaw clenches, and I can

rolling off

Leah's voice

measured as if when she speaks a little

I hate how easily she can pull him back from

from earlier flashes before me..reminding me of a

never be

Their love.

okay. I understand how angry she must be... knowing you'll be divorcing her soon. Maybe I

His tone shifts, gentle and soothing. The contrast cuts deeper than I

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be okay,

"

only approached you to apologize for what I did

was wrong and I'm

deserve it." Her voice

good. She could pass

need to apologize.

she could do after using your position and all

responds. His voice

is ripped open a thousand times

hurt this

just reached inside my chest

pieces of

1. me.

do

hitches, but I refuse to let the tears fall. Not in front of them.

so little of

you," he

it. Don't play with

tell if he's enjoying this. If breaking

finally lets me go.

But they're right.

the one who shouldn't

the one who has no place

and clench

a storm inside me, raging and wild,

poison.

there is no winning

whisper when I force the words

hesitate, her eyes flickering

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