Chapter 14: Punish Me

"What do you-" My words halted upon seeing the woman with her face on the ground, completely out of balance.

I couldn't help but stifle a laugh. That was harsh! He could have just pushed her to the side, but why did he have to shove her off?

"Hey," Ash suddenly called, grabbing my chin as he turned my face to him. "Focus on me."

My face reddened for a moment, but as soon as I snapped to my senses, I quickly removed his hand, and he laughed at what I did. "I won't report you to the council, so you don't need to worry about it." "But why won't you report it? You hate bad guys," he answered, placing his hands on the side of my head, preventing me from escaping. "Then punish the bad guy in front of you, Sapphire."

I immediately looked on the other side, diverting my gaze as my heart couldn't take it, but again, he held my chin, making me look at him.

"Punish me," Ash said again, snapping me back to reality.

"I'm sorry, what?" I asked, tilting my head to the side in confusion.

Did I hear it correctly? He's commanding me to punish him?

"I said, punish me," he repeated with much authority this time. "Do it. I don't mind."

"What the hell. Are you crazy?" I scoffed as I crossed my arms over my chest. "Or are you just telling me this because you know that I can't report someone influential like you to the council?"

stopped. Should we just

I bet most of our classmates will do the

we have a

a buzzkill, meanie. Let's just stay

away from my chin and pushed him when I heard the whispers of some students coming here. I quickly stepped back to the side. This

"I thought you didn't want any trouble and didn't want anyone to catch us, that's why you brought me to the library, but..." Her

No, she can't leave. If Ash wants me to report him to the guidance office,

immediately held my wrist and stopped me from chasing the woman. My eyes narrowed as I looked at him, ignoring the strange

here. Am I not

with your tactics, Ash.

why," Ash commanded, leaning to the bookshelf while

one of you got caught and imprisoned, would that be okay? No, right?" I said in a low tone but only enough for him to hear. "She was an apprentice. If I catch you, she should be included. Like buy one and take one

at what I had said, but I wasn't joking with him, "but have some mercy, will you? She's running for latin honors in

with Ash and think something else, so I immediately pulled Ash to the other side of the library

area, but it looks like one. I'm sure no one will come here,

Seriously, it didn't look like you were concerned about her at all," I said as I took advantage

but my annoyance intensified as Ash

was studying at our school. My family's school." His grin widened, which was really annoying. "So, of course, I'm genuinely concerned." He stepped away from me while still grinning. I don't know why there are times when he approaches me and there are times when he suddenly distances himself from me.

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