KATHERINE'S POV

For a brief second, I felt literally dead and couldn't hear a single thing. The slap had really affected me and made me temporarily deaf. I clutched my cheek tightly, glaring right into her eyes like she was some beast. I wanted to return the gesture so badly but knew doing that would only worsen things.

"And why did you slap me? What have I done to warrant that from you?" I queried without taking my hands off my cheek. She scoffed and then eyed me like I was no more than a p of dirt. I sighed and was about to move off peacefully when she pulled...