Elena's POV
This second slap had a lot more weight behind it. The force sent me stumbling back until I hit the stone pillar behind me with a heavy thud.
My cheek was on fire, stinging like hell, but I refused to let a single tear drop.
Inside me, Lyra was losing it. She was howling with pure rage, desperate to break free and rip this gaslighting prick to shreds.
Before anyone could even process what was happening, I tapped into whatever strength I had left and swung back with everything I had.
Glen's head snapped to the side, a thin trail of blood immediately leaking from the corner of his mouth.
He turned back, eyes wide with total disbelief. Martha let out a blood-curdling shriek and rushed over to cup Glen's face like he'd been shot.
"Are you insane?! How dare you lay a hand on y
