Aiden

I didn't see her move.

The crack of her palm against my cheek was sharp and sudden, echoing in my ear. Then came the second and the third. Three slaps in quick succession, that caught me completely off guard.

I caught her wrist before the fourth, my other hand already curling into a fist.

I turned to her, ready to bark something, but no words came out when I saw her face.

Her green eyes were staring at me with that look that screamed she regretted every moment she spent breathing the ...