His hand was wrapped around her throat and it forced Ate to meet his eye. There was a smear of blood across Charon's cheek and Ate had no idea if it was hers or his but it looked good.
And so, instead of punching him again, Ate suddenly closed that small distance between them and kissed him fiercely, biting his lip and wrapping one hand in his hair to drag him closer. She let him keep his fingers tight around her neck.