I Burned the Past, and He Burned for Me
Her eyes, fixed upon me, were burning with a furious mix of malice and defeat.
Madre slapped Ella hard across the face before Ella could even get a word in. "Is that how you apologize to someone? How dare you glance at Cynthia in such a manner! I'll gouge your eyes out if you do that again, Ella!"
Ella was struck so hard that blood started spilling from the corner of her mouth, staining the clean, polished floor.
I deliberately approached her, then crouched down before her, saying, "You've lost the wager, Ella."