Ravenna's POV
The c***k of my palm against Kieran's cheek echoed across the hall like a gunshot. His head whipped to the side, and before the murmurs of the bystanders even rose, I had grabbed him, twisted his wrist sharply, and dragged him down until his knees were on the marble floor.
Gasps went off everywhere, and a circle had formed around us. This wasn't a charity event/project presentation anymore; it was basically a high-society theater, and I was holding the spotlight in my palm.
I bent slightly, my voice low enough to reach him alone but just loud enough for everyone to hear. "Let me say this only once. Never, and I mean never, touch me again."
"Let go of me." He struggled against my hold, but I held him firmly, not giving him a single chance to see an out.
"You'r
