Chapter 86: I...I'm Sorry

Without pushing Avery too much? Why would her husband care about that? He had his butt kicked by her more times than Angelo could count. He would know better than anyone what she was capable of in the suit. 

"Why does that matter?" Angelo asked, squinting at him. 

"Avery shouldn't be jumping around or fighting anybody right now," Christian replied stoutly. "I can do whatever she normally does in her place."

He didn't get it. This goody-two-shoes who was not only a lawyer but a former hero was willing to do villain work so his wife didn't have to? That didn't add up. There had to be more to it. 

Angelo rounded on Avery. "Why can't you do it?"

She buried her face in her hands. "You're going to yell at me again. I really can't take any more of that right now."