Divorced and Dominant: Now You Cry? Novel

Ashton placed Celia on his back and said softly , " Get some sleep , Celia . I'll take you home right away . " " Okay ... And Mommy too ... " Celia mumbled sleepily . Ashton glanced at Roxy , his expression indifferent . He had no intention of saving her . Gathering a wisp of inner energy , he shot it into Celia's body to put her to sleep . Blood was about to be shed , and he obviously couldn't let her witness that . " Kill him ! " Erasmus ordered in a sharp voice as his instincts screamed danger . " Don't worry about a thing , sir ! Let me deal with trash like him .

I guarantee it won't ruin your fun ! " Tucker declared with a menacing grin before he addressed Ashton . " Both your wife and your daughter are going to be the high master's playthings . On account of you handing them over , I'll give you a quick and painless death ! " Being a B - ranked expert , he didn't take Ashton seriously at all . He assumed Ashton was just a bug he could crush with a snap of his fingers . In an instant , Tucker lunged forward like a ravenous wolf as he aimed his hand at Ashton's throat .

He'd stirred up a gust of wind , but at the very next second , his hand struck at nothing . Ashton's figure had somehow vanished from his eyes . " What's going on ? " Tucker broke out in a cold sweat as a bad feeling washed over him . How could he have lost his target ? There was only one possibility - the target had to be far quicker and more powerful than he was ! Immediately , his heart was seized with the certainty of death . He tried to retreat , but horror struck when he saw Ashton standing silently before him with an icy expression looking like the devil himself .

" Why did a weakling like you have to provoke me ? " Ashton remarked . The veins along his arm bulged as a murderous intent surged from him . It sounded like a peal of thunder had rung out as his fist ripped through the air . In a flash , his fist slammed right down against Tucker's skull . There was a loud crack , and Tucker's head split open like a watermelon . Blood flew everywhere . The now lifeless body of Tucker , a B - ranked expert , crumpled to the floor with blood still spilling out . A deafening silence fell .

The depraved members of the Wraiths stared in shock as they swiftly staggered backward to put some distance between them and Ashton . Tucker had been the second most powerful member of the Wraiths , but he'd been killed with a single punch . He didn't even get to put up a fight ! Even the dumbest guy around knew just how formidable Ashton was now . " Kill him ! Don't let him leave here alive !" Dex roared . His eyes turned bloodshot as he stared at Tucker , who was ow lying dead in a pool of his own blood .

The members of the Wraiths exchanged looks before steeling themselves and rushing at Ashton together . Those in their line of work had long accepted that they could die at any given moment . When confronted with an enemy , 1/2 Chapter 49 their only option was to kill or be killed . " Since you're all so eager to die , how can I not oblige ? " +25 Bonus Ashton's lips curled into a cold smile . His silhouette flickered , leaving nothing but the barest shadow where he'd been standing . Holding a dagger that no one had seen him draw out , he charged into their ranks . He moved like a phantom .

Every strike he made claimed a life . Despite the members of the Wraiths ganging up on him , they couldn't even get near him , let alone harm him . Most chilling of all , Ashton never once turned his back on them . After all , Celia was asleep on his back . Blood sprayed everywhere , but not a drop landed on him . In under ten minutes , every last member of the Wraiths lay dead on the floor , save for Dex . Not one was left standing . The stench of blood hung heavy in the air as the cabin now looked like a scene straight out of hell .

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