CHAPTER 20
Scarlett
If my mother and sister suspected that I was lying about having another paid vacation from my boss, they didn't say. I've turned my phone off and haven't talked to a single person. That was three days ago. I haven't been to work. I haven't talked to Mick. I didn't even know what I was doing at this point in my life. I didn't even resign or give notice.
I just stopped showing up. I didn't know if Ares was still heading to work or if he had brought in a replacement. I wouldn't know. I don't know if I cared. He hurt me. My ass in question was less red and the pain wasn't there, but I could feel it sometimes.
I had bought a shelf's worth of cooling gel and ointment and lathered my ass in it night and day and tried hard not to sit down or flinch in pain when I was around
