Chapter 13

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|| Savannah's POV ||

The walk back to my house wasn't as cool as I thought it would be. After waiting for an hour, I couldn't get a single cab either it was booked already or they refused to drive into our community. Leaving with no choice, I decided to walk back to my house. I knew it was a foolish idea. Even if I ran to my house like a Chitah, it would still take a lot of time. But my anger was getting high on Ares. No way, I would walk back to that darn man. He is a jerk and will never change that.

The anger, pain everything was so messed with my thoughts that I had completely forgotten to check the weather. It was still out of my consciousness until the sky over my head let out a loud growl. I jerked between my walk and stared up to see the dark sky. The evening gleam along with dark clouds had embraced the entire sky. Undoubtedly, the rain was going to hit the ground anytime soon. I regretted the second to run out like stupid and began to speed up at my pace.

It was already a few meters away from Ares's club hence I couldn't even go back to him.

Jerk! Asshole!

If he didn't provoke my anger, nothing would have happened. The blame went to him subconsciously. Pushing all the other thoughts behind the back of my mind, I speeded up with my pace, wanting to arrive at my home as soon as possible.

But luck wasn't on my side on that day. Before I could even reach half of my path, the rain began to pour down heavily, cold and freezing. I sank my cheeks deeper in coldness. It was already rough weather and now this additional cold rain added colder to the weather.

The road had barely two or three running vehicles. Most of them were private cars that didn't stop or bother to see who was walking through the rain. His words kept resonating inside my head as I continued walking through the rain.

I was a fool, a fool to believe that Finn would date someone like me because he always treasured perfection! I hated those people who use their deepest scars to defeat someone. Ares did this to me again and nothing made me feel worse than his words.

My tears kept pricking, begging to slide down. I let them roll after a few minutes. The rain carried them away, hiding from the whole world who never knew how much pain I was born inside my heart.

As I stumbled through the rain absentmindedly, a loud break of tire squeezing snapped me back to reality. I didn't turn back as anyone could park their car until I heard a familiar anxious voice,

" Savannah! Fuck! Stop!!"

My thoughts turned blank for a moment. But soon it recognized the voice and continued marching forward, unwilling to meet his eyes. It would be a lie if I didn't admit that I was shocked to find Ares during this rain. So far, I thought that he was the guy who gives zero damn to girls. But finding him here in this rain to catch me left me with mixed emotions.

I ran away like a toddler, angry at her parents who tried to coax her temper. Though I hurried my steps, I could hear more hasty steps through the rain on my back. Before I could take another run, someone caught me from back. His voice echoed from my side coldly,

" I asked you to stop, Princess. Why are you running like a kid?"

I snapped aside to stare at him hard. Tears were still rolling down my cheeks. He looked tensed, guilt flared from those dark eyes. He was nothing less drowned than me. My voice came out cracking as I struggled to break free from his grip,

" Because I don't want to fucking face you, Ares. You are an asshole and I regret playing this dating game with you. I hate you."

I blurted out in rage and burst into tears. Surprisingly, he didn't retort at my response and used his soft voice,

" You can hate me later on but now come with me. You will have your allergy attack if you continue drowning."

My sob stopped midway abruptly. I looked up at him in confusion,

" How..how do you know that I have an allergy attack?"

It wasn't something severe to not share with anyone. But as far as I could remember, it was only known to my parents and Aria possibly. Even Finn never knew that a cold could lead to my allergy attack. I was a little awestruck by his words.

How much he knew about me?

He halted in his track, remorse gripped over his features as if he knew that he shouldn't have mentioned it. Shrugging off, he twisted his lips, licking the raindrops slightly,

" Probably heard from my noisy sister but please come with me, Princess."

I was distracted from the topic that I was thinking so deep in my thought. His words again pulled us back to the moment where I felt grudges against him. He hurt me earlier and no way, I was going to return with him now.

I refused, turning in whip to continue walking,

" I can find my way back, Ares."

Before I could step a large step forward, his hand groped me from the back, forcing me to stop in my track. He voiced in a low, dangerous voice that left a burning sensation within me,

" If you don't want a scene here, get back with me, Princess. Because this time, I will play a real dirty game with you."

He smirked glaring down at me to test my patience. I shot him back another glare, anticipating the game mentally,

" What kind of dirty game, Ares?"

His expression changed momentarily. Lust flickered from his deep eyes that stayed on me, unmoving. He slightly stepped closer to me, murmured but loud enough to reach my ears through the sound of pouring rain,

" Maybe this time, I will kiss you in street for real, Princess. You don't want anything like that or do you?"

He licked his lips together, a devilish smirk growing on his wet lips. His proposal was leaving me on fire. The look of wanting in his eyes was burning my soul. I still remembered our first kiss. He tasted good, passionate, and hungry just the way I wanted from a guy. I bet, Finn had never kissed me ever so desperately like him.

After a round of whirlwind thoughts, I jerked back to reality and looked up at him to take a closer look.

No, Savannah! He is a playboy! Ares can never date someone seriously until he wants something!

****

" Here take this one!", Ares offered me as I laid down on his bed, sipping from a hot coffee. He finally managed to drag me back to his house. I had to give up at the end as I was afraid that he might end up kissing me. Falling for him would be a huge mistake for him and no way, I was going to let my heart be broken again.

I had already been broken once beyond repair!

My eyes took a great look at his dark walls. Posters of several sports genius were hanging all over the place. I guess, he had kept them on for self-motivation.

Ares faced me from his back. He scattered through his clothes to grab another piece of the towel for himself. I had bathed first and he stayed wet until I was done with my shower. It felt surreal to me that I was sitting inside the infamous Playboy room which I despised all these years.

His words sounded stammering as he faced me from back,

" About the incident...I.."

I cut him off quickly before his negative comments erupted my temper again,

" I wasn't trying to save Finn, Ares. I am not that kind. Besides, Finn deserves a lot more than punching."

" I am sorry!", Ares blurted middle of my talk, exhaling heavily before turning around to face me. I was stunned for a moment, shocked to hear his apology. So far, I heard from Aria that he never liked to apologize. Even as his sister, she never heard him say sorry to anyone else. I wasn't sure why he had changed so much suddenly but definitely, it set a fire down to my stomach.

He was looking hotter than his usual aura. Freshly soaked after draining together with me, his grey eyes were looking more bright and more attractive. He continued pursuing his lips in a sorrowful voice,

" You are right, Savannah. I am a jerk. If I hit Finn there, I would have been banned from a few matches at least if someone passed these words to the coach. Do you forgive me now?"