"Hit me! I dare you!"
Tanya screeched, thrusting her cheek forward, her eyes wild with the arrogance of someone who believes they are untouchable. She was the woman of Wayne Hughes. In this manor, she was royalty.
Jack Brooks sighed. "Such a strange request."
He didn't hesitate. He didn't wind up. He simply flicked his wrist.
SMACK!
The sound was like a whip cracking in a canyon.
It wasn't a slap of anger; it was a slap of dismissal. Yet, the force behind it was terrifying.
Tanya’s head snapped to the side. Her legs gave out. She stumbled backward, her high heels clacking frantically on the stone path as she tried to regain her balance. She spun a full circle and crashed heavily into Wayne Hughes’s chest.
"Oof!" Wayne grunted, catching her before she hit the ground.
Tanya looked u
