Chapter 29
“Both,” he answered greedily, a gorilla–like smirk tugging at his lips, stretching across his face like a threat. His eyes glinted with dark amusement as he took a step closer, his body exuding a heavy, predatory energy that made the air feel thicker. He sized me up with a cold, calculating gaze, his chest rising and falling with shallow breaths that were almost too deliberate. “What would you do, huh? Fly and punch my face?”
The words slipped from his mouth like a venomous taunt, thick with arrogance. He stood taller, his broad shoulders blocking the light as his stance widened, almost daring me to take the bait. The way his gorilla–like smirk spread, showing teeth, made my skin crawl–it was the look of someone who thought they could break me without lifting a finger.
Despite the overwhelming urge to shrink back, I stood my ground. My fists clenched tighter, the rough edges of my nails biting into my palms, grounding me as my heart pounded in my chest.
Before, I was scared because I felt guilty towards him, but now all I felt was pure, seething anger. Anger at his twisted, egoist thinking. For me, the only thing that can truly scare me the most is the thought of being wrong or hurting innocent people. But now, I knew better. He wasn’t innocent. He was just a man filled with his own inflated ego–a son of an asshole who thought his size gave him the right to do whatever he wanted.
No. I am not going to give in to his dominance. Never again.
Tall boys really think they can dominate short girls, but they’re honestly fooling themselves. Just because our hands can’t reach their faces doesn’t mean we’re defenseless. In fact, we’ve got a much easier target–one that’s far more effective–their balls.
When they mess with us, it’s more likely they’ll end up with a punch down there, and trust me, it hurts way more than a regular face punch.
I bent down, the motion slow, almost reluctant. I let myself appear vulnerable, as if I was about to kneel before him in submission. His guard dropped in that moment, his gorilla–like smirk stretching wider, thinking he’d broken me. But that was my opening. My heartbeat quickened, and I knew exactly what I had to do.
I clenched my fist, bringing it up in a swift motion, and with all the strength I could muster, I delivered a sharp uppercut straight to his center. The impact echoed through the stillness of the moment, and he groaned in pain, both hands immediately clutching the spot. His face twisted in agony as he dropped to his knees.
“You… you fucking bitch…” he muttered, breath ragged, struggling to pull air in through his gritted teeth. He still hadn’t processed it fully, still choking on the shock of being brought down. The sight of him, this giant who thought he could crush me, kneeling in pain, made something inside me settle.
“Good boy,” I teased, praising him for making my work easier by kneeling down. Then, I kissed my knuckles for extra flair before landing a punch right in his face.
“Ow!” Instead of him, I groaned, shaking my hand vigorously, the sting shooting up my wrist. His face was like rock–solid, unmoving, and unforgiving. “Tell me you never wear a helmet when you’re riding,” I joked, trying to lighten the air despite the ache in my hand. My attempt at humor seemed to fall on deaf ears às he groaned in pain, but I didn’t care. Never expected as well.
His real agony wasn’t coming from his face–it was from the hit to his lower region, the one that had left him gasping for breath. The balls. He curled up slightly, his hands still clutching at his vulnerable spot. That was my cue. This was the
moment.
“Bye, Gorilla,” I leaned down a little and waved my fingers at him, feeling a burst of victorious satisfaction flood my chest. My heart, still racing as I gave him the truth that he was so desperately seeking for. “By the way, I told Brendan you were cheating on him with a handsome Dwayne Johnson–like guy. I know you weren’t and I know I lied. But, hey, that was the motive. To lie. The way he did to me for the entire time we were in the relationship.”
The flashbacks of my heart–wrenching past were about to grapple me, pulling me into the suffocating grip of grief, but I shoved them aside, forcing myself to focus.
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Chapter 29
I shot him my best devilish grin, before morphing into a perfect puppy face, the kind that dripped with feigned innocence. “Come on, you should thank me,” I teased, my voice sweet as honey. “At least in this lie, you get to date a man like that, not that gorilla–like face of yours.” I let the words hang in the air for a moment, watching as his frustration bubbled over, then straightened my back, letting the confidence.flow back into my body. “You can only pull a… rotten banana peel like Brendan,” I added, the words sharp and cutting, aimed straight for his bruised ego.
As I walked past him and crossed the road, 1 stole a quick glance over my shoulder. A sly grin crept onto my lips, the satisfaction of my little victory still humming in my veins. I thought I’d won, and for a fleeting moment, I let myself believe I had.
“You bitch…” But when the sound of his low, angry voice reached me, I froze. My grin faded and so do my belief.
I turned slowly, my body coiling with tension as I saw him–somehow managing to rise to his feet despite the pain I’d inflicted. One hand was still clutching his center, while the other shot out, his finger pointing at me with terrifying precision. “You’re dead meat now,” he hissed, his voice low and venomous, each syllable laced with the promise of revenge.
My heart skipped a beat. Fear rushed through me, sharp and cold, tightening my chest like a vice. But I refused to let it show. I couldn’t. Not now.
He began to limp toward me, each step heavy and deliberate, like a predator closing in on its prey. The sound of his boots on the pavement echoed in the stillness, a constant reminder of the threat he posed. My feet instinctively took a step back with each of his forward strides, my pulse hammering in my ears.
He wasn’t just angry anymore. He was coming for me. And with each slow, agonizing step he took, my heart pounded harder, the realization sinking in that I might not get away this time. The fear I’d shoved aside crept back into my bones and this time it wasn’t fear of guilt, it was a genuine fear of danger. The space between us was shrinking, and with every retreat. the sense of being cornered deepened.
My eyes darted around frantically, panic rising in my chest as my mind raced.
What the hell am I going to do now? Should I run? But what if he catches me like before? Should I try punching at his balls again? But how? He is covering his precious balls with his hand. Should I just fly and hit his face? No… I had just tried that, and it didn’t do much but give me a sore hand. Oh God, I am doomed. Completly doomed!
I was this close to imagine my photo on tomorrow’s national headline when, through the thick fog of panic and terror, I heard it–the sound of tires screeching nearby. It was sharp and fast, cutting through the air like a warning. A sleek black car came rushing toward us, its engine roaring loudly, like a predator closing in on its prey. The sound of it filled the street, the car moving fast and strong, as if it owned the road. I felt the tension rise in the air, and for a moment, everything seemed to slow down as I got a clear view of the car.
The car seemed familiar. Too familiar. The sleek design, the deep, glossy black paint, the aggressive pace… It looked very similar to Kaiden’s car.
Wait a minute, it couldn’t be the same. Kaiden’s car was customized, one of a kind, there is no way anyone else could have the same one… which means…
To be continued…