Lia's POVWith shaking hands, I touched my left cheek, the spot where the bruise had been, where I could still feel a faint tenderness even though the visible mark had mostly faded."Here," I whispered. "He slapped me across the face. Hard enough that my lip split and I tasted blood."Victor's eyes closed briefly, his entire body going rigid with barely suppressed rage. When he opened them again, they were absolutely glacial."And there were witnesses?" he asked."Yes," I confirmed. "At least a dozen people. Security cameras too. The company has footage of the entire thing.""Good," Victor said, and something in his tone made me shiver. "That will be useful.""I'm sorry," I said, looking between both of them, my voice desperate. "I'm so sorry I didn't tell you sooner. I'm sorry I lied when you asked about it, Dante. I'm sorry I provoked Rob by telling him about us. I'm sorry for all of it.""Stop," Dante said firmly, his hand coming up to cup my face—gently, carefully, like I was somet
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