Pepper kneeled in front of her husband's battered and broken body. Fire and smoke everywhere. Her hand shook from broken heart. She gasped for air as she tried to stay strong for Peter. Yet, she looked broken and lost. The proud, respected, and strong woman was now broken and lost. Steve gently put his hand on her shoulder. She looked back and recoiled. Fire burned in her eyes. Gone the broken look and came the edges. She look at him with the intent to destroy.
Steve looked in pain and full of grief. "Pepper, I'm—"
"Don't! You have no right to say it! " Pepper's body tense as if she's holding herself from killing him.
"Pepper, please. I understand, Tony is, was my friend."
"Friend?" Electricity ran through her body. Her blood boiled like molten lava. Palms clenched on both side of her body. Her blue eyes harden piercing. Pepper stood up and faced Steve.
"Friend does not lie to his friend. Friend does not use his friend's money to find the one who killed his friend's parents. Friend does not abandon his friend to die in cold Siberia. Friend does not barge into his friend's life and manipulate them to help him!" Pepper panted.
With every words she said, Steve looked more and more in pain. His body hunched, eyes looked at Pepper begging for her to stop. Alas, her heart already turned into ice. Fire burned in her veins. Clear blue eyes turned into stormy