MainNovelChapter 10 ~ Pump sense into him
Chapter 10- Pump sense into him
Athena
| lift my head, my eyes blazing with something between anger and devastation.
But he doesn't care.
She provoked me. That's what | want to say, but | realize it won't matter. He won't believe me. Maybe he never
has.
"Say it." His voice is ice-cold, sharp, and cutting throughlike 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 | 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 getanywhere.
His face tells| won't leave this place until | apologize.
How degrading is that?
Here | am, in
my nightdress, my knees forced to stay on the cold, hard floor, while he towers over me, demanding | bow to the
woman who shattered
everything. To the woman who crawled back into his life and made him
forget all the ways, | tried to love
him.
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"Apologize to her, Athena. Now."
"No."
His eyes blaze with fire, frustration tightening his grip on
my arm. His knuckles turn white, his jaw clenches, and | can feel the
rage rolling off him in waves.
"Alex..." Leah's voice is soft,
and carefully measured as if when she speaks a little louder he'll see behind her mask.
Her hand gently touches his jacket, and | hate how easily she can pull him back from the edge.
The scene from earlier flashes before me..remindingof a love
that can never be broken.
Their love.
"It's okay. | understand how angry she must be... knowing you'll be divorcing her soon. Maybe | shouldn't have
cback. Maybe | caused you this pain-"
"Hey." His tone shifts, gentle and soothing. The contrast cuts deeper than | expected. "It's not your fault. You did
nothing wrong.
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Things will be okay, just trust me.
"I'm sorry Athena. | only approached you to apologize for what | did at
the gala. It was wrong and I'm truly sorry. You might have
injuredbut | deserve it." Her voice cracks as a tear slips down her cheeks.
The bitch is good. She could pass for a very talented actress.
"You don't need to apologize. Its
the least she could do after using your position and all that belonged to you for three years."
Alex responds. His voice low and bitter.
My heart is ripped open a thousand times over.
It shouldn't hurt this much. It shouldn't feel
like someone just reached inside my chest and crushed the last remaining
pieces of
1. me.
But there's little you can do to soothe a breaking heart.
My breath hitches, but | refuse to let the tears fall. Not in front of them. Not when
he already thinks so little of me.
"If you won't, I'll make you," he says, voice like steel. "And you won't
like it. Don't play with me."
He brings his gaze back to me, and | can't tell if he's enjoying this. If breakingis just another thing he has to
do before he
finally letsgo.
But they're right.
I'm the one who shouldn't be here.
I'm the one who has no place in his life anymore.
Slowly, | exhale and clench my fists against my thighs.
My pride is a storm inside me, raging and wild, but | swallow it down like
poison.
Because there is no winning this. Not tonight.
My voice is barely above a whisper when | force the words out. "I'm sorry."
Leah pretends to hesitate, her eyes flickering betweenand Alex
as if debating whether to accept it. But | see the slight tilt
of her lips, the satisfaction hiding beneath the surface.
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Stupid bitch.
"You don't sound sorry," Alex says.
| snap my head up, meeting his gaze. "I said it. That's all you're getting."
Something
flashes in his eyes, something dangerous and unreadable. But then he lets go of my arm and steps back as if
touchingany longer might taint him.
Leah
sighs, feigning sympathy. "It's okay, Alex. | don't think she means it, but maybe in time, she will."
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"There won't be a next tbecause we
are divorcing soon. Con, lettake you to the hospital."
"My legs hurt so much, Alex. | can't walk."
Why am | still listening to this bullshit?
"I'll lift you." He says as he picks her bridal
style and walks away leavingstanding in the huge living room.
But | refuse to look back.
| refuse to see them because right after
my graduation, I'll sign the papers and go far away.
"What the fuck is going on?" A voice pullsback makingturn to face him.
I'm sure he saw Alex carry his precious angel out.
It's humiliating and I'm speechless.
"Are you okay? Should | go pump ssense into him?"
Knowing that attempt will end with his body dead on the ground. | shake my head.
This is Alexander we are talking about. A bastard above everyone.
"No." | fix my gaze on him,
"What are you doing here so late?"
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