My hand still stung from the slap.I’d never hit someone like that before. Never raised my hand in violence. But the moment Gustavo Mendez said those words, something inside me snapped. Instinct, fury, survival—I didn’t know what it was, but it exploded out of me like a gunshot.And for a second, it worked.He reeled back, his cheek bright red, his mouth slightly open in shock.But then he turned back.And I saw it—the shift. The exact moment the predator in him stopped playing with its food.He wasn’t amused anymore.He was furious."You shouldn’t have done that," he muttered, his voice low and vibrating with rage. "That was a mistake."I pressed myself against the cold marble wall, my chest heaving, my heart beating so fast I fear it might fall out."Get. Out," I said through clenched teeth, my voice shaking with fury and fear. "Get out before I break more than your pride."He moved so fast I barely saw it coming. A sharp sting bloomed across my cheek—hot, shocking, loud.He’d slapp
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