Chapter 24: Messed with the wrong person

Now that Ave had seen with her own eyes the kind of man Caelan was and how Selene had betrayed Lucian, her anger boiled over. She snapped back to her senses, jerking away from Caelan before landing a resounding slap across his face.

"You filthy son of a bitch! How dare you touch me with those dirty hands of yours?!" she spat, fury trembling in her voice. She immediately dropped into a boxing stance, fists clenched and ready.

The shock on Caelan's face quickly morphed into anger, his eyes narrowing as if he couldn't believe her audacity.