Neither of them seemed to expect that slap.

Sophia hadn’t planned on hitting him, and seeing the mark on Aaron’s face, she couldn’t believe it was her own hand that had done it. Before he could react, she scrambled off him, rolling down to the other side of the couch, trembling and curling up in the corner like someone who had just been through a terrifying experience.

She looked like she had been deeply shaken.

“Please, don’t touch me!”

She stared ...