FURY
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Jason’s shoulders slammed into the cracking drywall, a loud groan rolling up his throat as my fist connected with his jawline.Taking the hit, he twisted his body just enough to land his elbow into my cheek.The blow, along with his momentum, drove my shoulders to crash into the same wall.The force of our combating bodies broke through the weakened barrier of the open doorway, sending us both to the dust-and-debris-covered floor.
“You should have stayed in the shadows, Jason.You might have lived just a little longer,” I bit out as we both exchanged punches while rolling back and forth along the floor.
“And I should have killed you in Rome when I had the chance,” he grunted as we both dodged and blocked the incoming strikes.But his mentioning of Rome caught my attention just as his fist landed against my side.
“The fuck are you talking about?”I growled as I kicked him into the wall.
He scoffed, taking in a sharp breath as my fist returned the favor straight into his kidney.“Who the fuck do you think busted your little night out at that auction you took Jaden to while on your bullshit honeymoon?”When I paused at his answer, our bodies stuck in the clench as we both fought for control, he volunteered what was now obvious.“Yeah, that was me,” he continued smugly.“I saw you leave early with Jaden outside, and I had a clear shot for a good five seconds before you got into the car.But I didn’t take it because I didn’t know yet what would happen to her if I did.”
A strong sense of fury flowed through my chest as I took in his words.This fucker had somehow managed to find us on our honeymoon, and I hadn’t even known.
“I also had the chance to free Jaden from you the very next day, but I stupidly convinced myself I couldn’t save her yet.And sheagreed.”
Agreed?Yeah, bullshit.
“If you’re going to lie, Jason, at least make it plausible.Jaden is almost never alone out in public.”
He chuckled then coughed as he wiped the dirt from his brow.“Yeah,almost.”
A lightning rod of white-hot rage struck straight up my spine, causing me to unleash a firestorm of strikes that landed Jason’s ass halfway across the room.The mere idea that Jaden could have managed to come into contact with this guy without my knowledge was an infuriation I could barely fathom.If Jason was telling the truth, then Jaden had lied to me.Again.
Daniel’s warnings about Jaden somehow plotting with Jason suddenly came back to haunt me, the slight ghost of regret lingering in the back of my mind.But then I remembered Daniel fucking raped her over it, so he still deserved my vengeance.
But there was still no way he could have been right.It just wasn’t fucking possible with how closely Jaden was watched.Jason had to be lying just to provoke me.
And it was fucking working.
“You really do have some kind of fucked-up death wish, don’t you?”I replied, the ferocity in my voice grating my throat.
“Maybe.Or maybe someone just doesn’t like the fact that he’s been outsmarted on more than one occasion,” he groaned with a smirk, coughing a strained breath into the dusty air as he pushed himself to his feet.
“And someone doesn’t yet realize how much he’s truly going to regret the day he ever stepped foot in my path,” I retorted, moving to close the distance between us.
Jason rolled his eyes.“You think way too highly of yourself.”
My right hook instantly connected with his cheek, pushing him to stumble into more debris behind him.“And you’ve got an annoying mouth on you the same way Jaden does!”I barked just as he crashed to the floor, rolling on his shoulder before landing on his side.
Moving quickly, I raised my knee to slam my boot down, but Jason rolled out of the way at the last second.His momentum propelled him almost behind me, allowing him to kick the back of my knee and lose my balance.I forced my falling weight into his direction, landing on top of him so I could grab his vest and crack my knuckles across his jaw.Jason took two solid hits before he managed to shift his upper body to dodge a strike, then threaded his arms through mine in a tight clinch.
“Temper, temper,” he tsked as his gaze zeroed in on the lower half of my face.“Speaking of mouths, I wonder if that’s her handiwork on yours?”he jeered, referring to the busted lip Jaden so lovingly gave me before I left.“I noticed it earlier.”
“It is,” I sneered, pressing more of my weight on top of him.“It’s too bad you can’t see the dried pussy juice she also left on my chin right after.Though, if you try hard enough, you might still be able to smell it.”
An internal snarl ripped up his throat as he glared at me, clearly enjoying my means of provocation.
“Go ahead, Jason, give it a whiff.It’s the closest thing you’re ever going to get of her before I fucking kill you.”
His eyes instantly blazed with fury and fire, igniting a strength I could almost relate to as he heaved his legs from under me to throw me off him in the opposite direction.Rolling off my shoulder, I stood and turned to find him already on his feet, spitting blood onto the destroyed floorboards.
“Yeah, I’m sure rape tastes different on the tongue, right?”he questioned as he wiped the blood from his mouth.“I wouldn’t know.I’ve never had to force Jaden to fuck me.”
I smirked at his retort.“And yet she still comes harder than ever before all over my dick.I’m sure you could attest to how much she enjoys it after that little midnight display on my balcony.I really hope you caught the show.It was just for you.”
The snarl on Jason’s face deepened as he took a few slow steps in my direction.“Yeah,” he said as he marched toward me.“I did.”