Jaxen POV
She hurled the water bottle at me with everything she had. It smacked into my arm hard enough to sting. I gripped the spot, scowling at her.
“Scarlett, you’re so f*****g ungrateful.”
She rolled her eyes and gave me that bitchy little smirk, the one that said she couldn’t care less. I noticed she’d been getting bolder lately. No matter how much she hit me or cursed me out, I hadn’t laid a hand on her. I’d throw a few insults back or threaten her. She’d clearly figured that out, and now her attitude was through the roof.
I didn’t feel like fighting anymore. I turned and stared out the window, jaw tight. The space between us felt like a mile. My mind kept drifting somewhere darker.
That Alpha Challenge fight three years ago is still stuck in my bones like a rusty blade. To ever
