"Ouch!" Celeste cried out suddenly, her voice filled with pain.

Just moments earlier, she'd boldly slapped Arlo twice, but now she was whimpering in pain.

Seeing this, Nathaniel quickly pushed Arlo aside and pulled Celeste close.

"Are you okay?"

"I... I'm okay," she said, her face falling as she held her left wrist.

That jerk Arlo really crossed the line this time!

Nathaniel's face turned icy, his gaze sharp enough to kill. But Arlo wasn't ...