I could still feel the sting of her slap on my cheek, it was warm and it pulsed like it had a heartbeat of its own, but I refused to touch it.

Not because it didn’t hurt.. it did... but because I wouldn’t let anyone in that ballroom see me flinch or cower in pain again.

I turned to Luna Odessa and Alpha Raymond, who stood awkwardly beside me and Dante, both clearly horrified by what had just transpired.

Mira had stormed off like a fury in heels, but it was her parents who she had left ...