a soft ping as it rea

ox. She walked across the expansive marble lobby tow

tic doors

from a business dinner, bringing a

ailing behind Adelia. His pupils contracted sharply. His

ayer of arrogance. He shoved his hands deep into the pockets of his t

hair and her pale, shivering bo

game she was playing, dragging garbage th

n the way she used to. She tilted her chin

as raspy, but the tone was abso

from his pocket and slammed it down on the plastic handle of her

what the hell she th

the handle. She t

r. She asked him a simple question. She asked why the love

ened instantly. A vicious

ed because he realized she was a venomous

rself against the three-year-old accusations anymore. Instead,

ontact. She enunciat

herself. She knew that for the past three years, he h

ft her mouth, the temperature aroun

s if she had reached into his c

slender jaw. His fingers dug into her skin with terri

ers. He ground his teeth together, h

e again. He told her she had absolute

aw was blinding, but she didn't struggle. She just looked

just let her go. She asked why he chose to torture her with

eyes. A sharp, inexplicable pain pierced his o

p slightly. His voic

ter. He said a vicious woman like her

severing the very last, microscopic thread

rned red, but she force

arm away. As she broke his grip, her fingern

hes welled up inst

oze. He had never expected her to fight back with p

er suitcase again. Her voice w

today, she didn't

tate as she pushed through the revolving doors a

stood frozen by the desk

stared straight ahead at the reflection in the glass doors

eeply into his palms they broke the skin. His suffocating pride acted li

les on the sidewalk. Every step sent agonizing spikes

n. Adelia waved her hand fran

nd shoved it into the trunk, he

slammed shut, her entire body went limp. She collaps

y, Dominic watched the taillights o

his bleeding fist directly into th

it open, smearing bright red