*Daphne*

The sound of Daphne’s hand snapping across Rowan’s cheek echoed off the walls of the study. The only sound that followed after that was a sharp gasp that slipped from her lips.

‘Oh my God,’ she shouted inside her head and terror.

Daphne was not one to ever resort to violence. She had never hit anyone in her life. That’s not the kind of person that she was.

Yet the moment her eyes took in the sight of Rowan standing ...