Page 16 of Black Flag

But what helped me outwas when I ripped the sling off and used my plaster cast as weapon. It worked inmy favor. Caused an ungodly amount of pain, but it was effective.

I caught him off guard.His head snapped back at the force of my one hundred and ninety pound bodyhitting his stomach as my right shoulder took the blunt force of the impact.

“Don’t ever talk aboutSway!” I growled inches from his ear, pulling him back and then slamming hisback against the wall once more.

Mike struggled againstme, which wasn’t hard to do. I was hardly in any condition to be fighting and Iwas already feeling the burn and sharp pains traveling through my entire leftside. I knew I would be paying for this tonight.

He surprised me whenhis fist rose and before I could react he punched me once in the jaw. Istumbled back, saw stars but he wasn’t getting away. One shot was all he wasgetting before I was completely on top of him pounding the fuck out of him withmy one good hand and effective use of my cast.

“Get off me Riley!” Heshouted attempting to defend himself.

Mike wasn’t a largeguy, maybe one sixty, so I had weight on but considering I was impaired bybroken bones he easily threw me off.

By this time Spencer,who was in the race shop, heard the commotion and was instantly holding me backagainst the wall.

Mike stumbled and stoodleaning against the wall to support him, surrounded by the broken glass of thepicture frames that once hung on the walls. Blood dripped from his nose on tothe white tile floor beneath him.

“I’m sure yourpossessive tendencies are appreciated.” He reached up to wipe the blood fromhis nose, smearing it over his cheek. “What girl doesn’t want to feel wanted?She was a good lay. Flexible if I remember correctly.” He smirked, clearlyamused.

“Fuck you. And you canforget about driving my car!” I hollered as Spencer shoved me back against thewall, pinning me to it with his forearm across my throat.

Mike’s eyes shiftedfrom the floor, around the hallway and then back to me. “You might want to bemore careful with threatening people.” He said quietly before a twisted smileformed.

“Get the fuck out ofhere,” I growled, struggling against Spencer and fighting to get to Mike. Mybody shook so badly I thought I was about to erupt.

Mike’s eyes narrowedslightly before taking a step back and walking out.

“What’s the matter, notup for the competition these days?” Spencer asked letting me go.

I winced adjusting mysling. “Shut up,” I barked walking into my office and slamming the door. “Youhave no idea what you are talking about.”

Spencer followedsticking his head inside with a grin. “So that’s a no on Tanner?”

With all the force Icould muster, I grabbed the laptop from my desk and flung it toward the door. Icould hear his booming laughter.

Whether I wanted toadmit this or not, inside, I was that twenty-three year old kid I claimed Iwasn’t and I was acting as such.

My temper hadn’timproved at all.

Another one of mystupid ideas while pissed was the idea to destroy my office in my fit of rage.

Iwaspissed;beyond pissed.

Had Sway slept with himrecently?Itwas a thought I couldn’t stop myself from thinking.

I wouldn’tthinkshe would do something like that. Not my Sway. But the paranoid part of me wasunsure.

It wasn’t supposed tobe this way between us.

We were supposed to bemoving forward and not having doubts. This was the happily ever after part.There shouldn’t be fighting and fear.

But there was.Because of me.

I trusted Sway. Itrusted her with everything I had and wouldn’t doubt anything she told me.Until now.Maybe I was just jealous. Of course I was fuckingjealous. I won’t lie.

How could I not be? Heslept with her.

Sway Bar – Sway

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