The slap landed with a resounding crack, leaving Limone’s palm stinging.

She stared at Charles, stunned. In that moment, his presence loomed larger than life.

She never anticipated he would seize her hand and use it to deliver a slap across Sixon’s face.

The room fell into a suffocating silence.

Sophie watched Sixon reel from the blow, and for one twisted second, a dark satisfaction lit up her chest.

Well, this much was ...