Chapter 45

I could appreciate her insults but I had made a vow to teach her quite a lesson if she ever lay her hands on me.

I turned around and with the last ounce of strength this hunger spared me, I thundered her face with a slap. I felt her let go of my hand and I saw her holding her face in pain.

It seemed she was crying but it sounded more like a sob or a whimper.

I had no idea that with how fierce and fearless Ashlyn looked, she would cower in fear with a mere slap. I at least expected her to retaliate immediately.

With eyes as red as hot coal, she glared at me just before speaking,

"You should not have done that. I swear you should never have done that."

"And you should not have done this." I replied, pointing at the spot in my hand that she held to stop me from leaving.

"Arghhhhhh!" She yelled, stomping her feet away.

"Yeah that's right. Go wake a corpse or jump off a building." I said before turning around to leave.

I needed a spot to stuff my face and stomach just before that silly Ash