Before he could utter another word, Mary gave him a hard slap in the face.

The high-pitched sound of the slap sent them reeling. Edward hadn't seen that coming, neither had Vik.

"You dare hit me?!" Edward growled. "Mary, you're asking for it!"

All these years, for more than 20 years, Mary had always obeyed him. She'd endured so much to give birth to Vik and stay by his side. But at that moment, Edward realized that he never understood Mary at all.

Her face was cold. "What is wrong with slapping you? Edward, it was at your own invitation this all happened."

"You!" Edward's voice began to shudder in...