Chapter 70
The crack of the slap echoed through the ballroom like a gunshot.
Serenity didn’t hesitate, didn’t warn her, and certainly didn’t hold back. Her palm connected squarely with Malory’s pristine, heavily contoured cheek, delivering a strike so fierce it violently jerked the model’s head to the side. The sheer force of the blow echoed off the high ceilings, instantly silencing the ambient chatter of the nearby guests.
For a second, the entire universe seemed to stop spinning.
Malory stumbled back a step, her hand flying to her face as the pale skin beneath her fingers rapidly flushed a dark, angry crimson. Her eyes were wide, glittering with a mix of absolute shock and unadulterated horror. No one had ever touched her like this. No one had ever dared.
“No one, and I mean, no on
