Page 15 of Ashton

I drop to my knees, gathering her up. “Little grim, tell me what happened?” My eyes roam over her face, trying to see if she’s hurt. “Talk to me, please.”

A grim expression cuts across her pale face. “I ran into Cam and Liam in the office.”

Itake a deep breath and control myself from going back in there. “What happened? And don’t you dare lie to me.”

She buried her face against my throat and groaned. “Cam was just being Cam.”

“And I’m the Queen of England.”

“She’s dead!”

“Yeah, and so is Cam when I’m finished with him. Now tell me what he did.” I weave my fingers in her hair, tugging her head back. Her eyes slowly close. “Jinx, don’t make me work for the answer.”

“I tried to stop him, but he wouldn’t listen.” Her eyes misted with tears.

I clench my teeth hard, trying not to lose control. But the longer she takes to explain right away, the more my mind wanders, my body locks in rage. “Touched you where Odette? Because I’m thinking the worst here.”

She turns, reaching for her phone. I watch as she opens the screen to a text message with a picture of her sitting in the office with Cameron next to her. I rip the phone from her hands, getting a closer look, and I find that prick’s hand under her skirt.

“Who sent the picture?” I squeeze her phone tight as I continue to stare at the photo.

“My stalkerdid.”

My eyes snapped away from the phone to her. “You meanUnknownwas this close to you? Jesus Christ, Jinx. And no one in the office noticed what was going on?”

She shakes her head. “Liam was blocking everything from Florence.”

I open her group chat she has with us guys because I won’t be able to stop myself if I go after Cameron alone.

Jinx: It’s Ace. Meet me by the office ASAP.

I move to stand, but Jinx stops me. “What are you going to do?”

“Kill Cameron.”

Maddox: On my way. What’s going on?

“You can’t kill him.”

“Watch me.”

Ashton: Same. Fill me in, bro.

“Backup is coming. Let’s move it.” I push off the floor, setting her on her feet. “Don’t fight me on this. That asshole needs to pay for what he did.”

She pulls my shirt, getting close to my face. “I said no killing, you’ll ruin your future, and I’m not worth that.”

“That’s not up to you, and if you ever speak about yourself like that again. I’ll spank you until your ass is red, and it hurts to sit. Now get in that hall and wait for the guys to arrive.”

The only thing she needs to worry about is getting her ass back to her dorm. Cameron will be lucky to be sucking soup from his jaw once I’m finished with him. No onetouches my girl, and can talk about it. Stepping out of the restroom, the guys are already waiting for us by the office. Maddox spots us first and snaps his eyes to Jinx.

“What the fuck happened?” he calls out as he storms close to us. He tilts her chin up, looking at her face. “Baby, talk to me.”

Ashton hasn’t moved from his spot. From the look on his face, he knows something horrible went down. Once he finds out precisely what happened, I don’t think I’ll be able to hold him back; he’ll do more damage than I will.

She looks up at me, and I nod with understanding. “Maddox, take her to her room. I’ll text you what happened.”

“Yeah, okay.” He wraps his arm around her shoulder. “I’ll take care of her. You two do what needs to be done.”

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