All Chapters of Kiss me in the crossfire : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Annika’s POVI have been unable to take the stranger’s face out of my mind for the past hour. I am back home in a space that really doesn’t feel like home, pacing the length of my room and trying to think about where I know that man from.My eyes only landed on his features for a quick second, but there is something about him that teases my senses, almost like I have seen him before. And he knows my name.The door opens in the distance, and I walk out of my bedroom. Ares loves his food fresh, so I haven't instructed the chef on what she is to make. But I should have just remained in my room, because the minute I step out, I resist the urge to roll my eyes or even get angry.It is the girl from earlier, still clinging to Ares' arms like he is her oxygen. I can smell alcohol from where I stand, and I scrunch my nose, hoping Ares won't notice.But the devil does instead. “What?” she scoffs, throwing her purse on the couch. “Annika, did you just scrunch your nose up in disgust at me?M

Annika’s POV "Oh, Yes!" I hear the familiar voice echo through the walls of the living room. My feet come to a halt, and suddenly, I find it difficult to breathe. It feels like someone has wrapped his hand around my throat and is squeezing so hard."Fuck!" A passionate whisper this time around. She is pressed on the couch, one leg thrown over my husband's shoulders. One hand is on her boobs on display, and the other is pressing into her thighs. Her eyes are rolled to the back of her head, like nothing else matters in the world right now but this. The box of food drops from my hand in a clatter just as a gasp falls from my lips. “Vivienne?”Everything seems to happen so slowly, like my brain decided to reduce the pace so that every moment gets ingrained in my head. I watch with my mouth wide open as Ares lifts his tall frame off her body, with no sight of remorse in view. As my best friend, who I have known all my life, cleans her smeared lipstick off with her thumb, she is doing n