Page 37 of Ashes

Chapter 16

ISUCKED MY ENEMY’Scock and I liked it.

I want to shake my head at myself. Who the hell does that?

Sucking their enemy’s cock, I mean. Not shaking their head at themselves.

Victor has me so damn confused.

And the worst part is, I wanted more, especially when he kissed me like that.

Stuff like that shouldn’t be happening.

We may be married, but we’re not even friends, let alone lovers.

We’re more like business partners, I guess.

We shouldn’t be doing anything other than we’re supposed to do to complete our mission.

But what if we want something more?

Even if it doesn’t make any sense.

As Victor and I make our way to his car, I spot the couple we saw last time.

The woman is sobbing in the parking lot as the man has her pressed against the hood of his car. He grabs her chin, his fingers digging into her skin as she cries harder.

“Wait for me in the car,” Victor says to me.

I don’t have the time to ask him what he’s going to do because he’s already striding toward the couple, his hands curled into fists.

“Hey, asshole,” he says.

When the man turns toward him, letting go of the woman, Victor punches him in the face so hard that the man stumbles back.

Victor doesn’t stop.

He’s on top of him in an instant, and he keeps punching as he says something I can’t hear. The woman pushes herself up and just stares at them as she rubs her arms, tears streaming down her face.

“If you do something like that again, I’ll find you and I will kill you. Do you understand?” Victor says loud and clear.

The man nods, his hands up. There’s blood all over his face.

Victor turns to the woman and pulls something out of his wallet. He hands it to her, and her eyes are wide as she takes it.

A few moments later, she breaks into a run.

Victor waits until she’s gone and then glances at the man, who’s still on the ground.

I get in the car.

Victor reaches it only a moment later.

“Do you know who they are?” I ask, wondering if it’s something personal.

Maybe he knows the guy.

“No idea,” he says. “But I had it with him and his bullshit. He should be man enough to find himself a woman who actually wants him. And if he can’t find one, he can pay for one. He doesn’t have to kidnap some innocent girl.”