Chapter 12

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|| Savannah's POV ||

I knew what could go wrong, the minute Finn strode inside the room without prior notice. He didn't even knock at the door as if he didn't fucking care who stayed inside with me. His expression was hard as a rock when he entered. He had to come to tell Ares that I was a whore who slept around with men without any morals.

But after he figured out that it was me alone, he began to attack me with his dirty words. From the beginning, I tried to drive him away but he was beyond furious. He called me greedy, slut, and so on. Things were cool until I referred Kelly who was the best example of a whore. She went behind my back to sleep with my boyfriend and perhaps had the intention to continue doing so if they weren't caught by me red-handed.

My harsh words provoked Finn and he began to act violently until Ares barged inside. It was beyond my expectation that Finn would try to hurt me physically. He gripped my wrist hard, yelling and demanding his answer,

" You are doing everything to get revenge on me, aren't you, Savannah? You just want to make me, sick. Why is it, Ares?"

Our conversation had yet to take a dangerous turn but Ares interrupted midway, storming inside and practically throwing Finn me off. Now he was strangling Finn, ready to give his heavy blows.

" Ares! Stop!", I screamed from my spot, begging to stop this bloody war. This was not the right place to fight hand in hand. Coaches and other important figures from the sports world were still lurking in the area. If any of them heard about their fighting, they could be punished for breaking rules. Honestly, I didn't care about Finn or his career but Ares's affairs began to affect me mentally. I knew how much he worked hard to get his position. Above all, it was our mutual decision to play this sick game of dating.

Ares heard nothing of my words. His thoughts had already gone insane in rage and anger. He kept repeating his words, grabbing Finn's collar with more force,

" She is fucking mine, now. Don't you ever try to touch her, Finn."

Finn sneered back coldly, eyes glaring into Ares who was gripping his collar,

" I have touched her many times more than you know. What can you do to me? Huh?"

That broke the last restrain of Ares badly. Ares growled lowly, dragged him over the couch in a swift, and thrashed Finn onto it in a trench. Before I could process his action, Ares was hovering over Finn, his hand grabbing his collar fiercely. Ares lifted his other free hand to punch Finn then my reality knocked me hard.

Hurting each other had regarded as a severe crime in sports history. Dating Finn for a long time had taught me a lot and I couldn't take the risk of ruining Ares's future because of me.

Repulsively, I strode over to them, and used all my strength to separate Ares from Finn, begging and yelling consistently,

" Ares! No, you can't do this...Stop... Stop.."

After losing all my strength and crashing my weight over Ares multiple times, I managed to push away the gigantic player from Finn. Ares wasn't happy with my interference. His dark, enraged eyes met mine and I slumped back swallowing.

His voice slurred, anger lacing out from his tone,

" Why are you saving him from me? You still care about him even after he has fucked your best friend?"

That hurt like shit!

I mean, he was probably right but pointing at someone's weakness had never possessed an appreciated personality. My tears threatened to spew over but I held them down, mouthing,

" Ares, this isn't the right place."

Finn seized the chance to provoke another war between us. He chuckled, shrugging off to stand up from his fallen place,

" Why won't she? I had fucking dated her for years."

He was trying to annoy Ares more like a fucking teenager. There, I had lost all my respect for him. My eyes snapped aside to glare at him,

" Get out of here, Finn! Now! Get lost!"

Finn appeared cold after receiving my harsh tone. His shoulders slumped and he headed outside without continuing the argument. Then, it was me and Ares whose face was getting darker with each moment.

This guy was hot-tempered and extremely irritating to control when his rage slipped out of control. Having a close relationship with Aria, I had clues about his character, and no wonder, even Aria stayed unapproachable whenever Ares had his temper high. He was like a sleeping volcano that was ready to erupt anytime.

I explained with patience and softness in my tone,

" Ares, I didn't mean to stop him but it.."

Ares cut me off sharply, mockery present in his words,

" Don't try to change the topic, Savannah. If you want to pretend to be together with me, stop fucking caring about that jerk. Why did you become so protective? Did you feel aroused just by his touch?"

My fist clenched tightly and tears rolled down my cheeks. His words invisibly felt like a harsh slap to me. He didn't even let me explain and narrated me as a cheap girl. I barked back, fighting with another round of tears,

" You know, Ares. Everyone is so right about you. You are a jerk."

I ran outside without talking to him anymore. If I stayed any longer, undoubtedly I would end up slapping him hard twice or thrice probably.

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|| Ares's POV ||

An hour passed after Savannah had run out of this room. My anger issues had sobered down completely but the guilt kept poking inside my heart. I had reminded her of their past when she was fucking trying to heal her broken heart. I was fucking asshole to her. Five times, I scrolled through the phone and planned to send her a sweet apology but it never worked on me.

Ares Thatcher had never apologized to anyone for his actions. I naively counted her same as others but the guilt was becoming more burdensome than I imagined. It was best that I punched Finn many times until his face started bleeding.

" Fuck!", an audible sound passed through my lips as I leaned back, pressing my back against the fluffy couch. Kevin had joined me to rest together after Savannah had taken her leave.

This girl was so stubborn! She didn't even bother to return!

Kevin was eating his popcorn on my side. His knees jangling against each other as he mentioned with a curious frown,

" I saw Finn running out of your room's direction. Did he come to start a war with you?"

My jaw clenched in anger, remorse gripped me as I wanted to beat that asshole badly. He had a fantasy of coming in my path always. I growled with a scoff,

" He did come to disgrace Savannah. I was so close to hitting him but Savannah stopped me midway."

Kevin's eyes dilated slightly in horror then relief flashed across his expression when heard the last part of my words. He exhaled through his mouth,

" Thank goodness. I like Savannah. She is a wise girl to stop you from hitting Finn. Have you considered what would have happened if you injured another player? You would have been banned for three matches at least."

Kevin's words were like the basin of cold water flashing across my face. I didn't think too deeply before concluding. What if Savannah stopped me after thinking about my future? Surely, I would have received punishment if the coach heard about us. He was already unsatisfied with me for dating Savannah, the ex-girlfriend of my sworn enemy.

Kevin switched on the tv and a reporter appeared on the screen to broadcast the weather update,

" We are expecting heavy rain within the next hour. The water level can be two times higher than usual. Citizens are requested to take a safe shelter during this rough weather to avoid any unexpected accident."

My body felt numb after those alarming words reached my ears.

Fuck! What have I done?

Growls from the sky woke me up to reality and I hauled up from my sit-in shot. My eyes flew outside to take a notice of the dark sky. The clouds were all in a row to pour down heavily. Nothing mattered to me except Savannah and her running outside in this tough weather.

Did she go back home? What if she is stuck out there?

I couldn't think of any of those possibilities as the next moment, I was running out of the room with Kevin yelling behind my back.

Please be okay, Princess! Fuck my ego! If anything goes wrong with her now, I wouldn't be able to forgive myself ever.