Page 103 of House of Pain
Andro tossed the knife at Blaze, coming to a stop. His eyes were shooting fire.
Rogue also stopped, keeping a few feet away from them. Watching, Blaze had no doubt.
“I don’t even fucking know why, but I at least expected some kind of remorse from you.”
“Why the dramatics, Andro?”
“Dramatics?” Andro took a step closer, fuming now. “I told you to leave her the fuck alone the last time. What the fuck did you do now?”
Blaze shrugged, refusing to feel guilty.
Whythe fuck was he feeling guilty while his friend scolded him?
Like Blaze was a damn child or something.
“Nothing you have to worry about,” Blaze said. “She’s alive and well, isn’t she?”
Andro’s nostrils flared. “What the fuck is wrong with you?”
“Many things. You know that.”
The bitter coffee brown of Andro’s eyes warmed for a moment, but not enough for him to back off.“You’re either going to fuck up our Game, or you’re going to get yourselfandus expelled with this nonsense. Is that what you want?”
“No.”
“Then leave her the fuck alone. What did Alecto ever do to you that you have to behave this way?”
She was there.
Always. Fucking. There.
Alecto had things Blaze didn’t.
And she made himfeelthings he didn’t want.
But Blaze couldn’t say it.
Not even to Andro.
“I can’t” was all Blaze said, turning to continue walking. “I won’t.”
A sharp pain pierced Blaze’s face as a fist connected with his jaw.
“What the fuck?” he spat, turning to Andro.
“I know you, Blaze. Did you forget?” Andro growled, closing the distance between them. “Iknowthe language you speak.”
Blaze smirked, heat surging down his neck and arms, his chest squeezing briefly at the words that cut him deep.
Just like Andro intended.
But when Andro advanced on him once more, this time Blaze was ready to dodge the punch coming his way and swing one himself.
Andro grunted as Blaze’s fist connected with his side, but he just swung another fist, and this time it got to Blaze, sparks of pain spreading along the other side of his face.
Blaze squeezed his eyes shut, trying to ride out the wave of pain, but Andro didn’t give him a chance to breathe.
Andro pushed Blaze, sending him to his knees, and then was on top of him, straddling him as he punched his sides.
