Smack!
The sound cracked through the holding cell like a gunshot.
Ophelia gasped, her head snapping to the side as a burst of pain exploded across her cheek. She pressed trembling fingers to her face, feeling the hot imprint of the woman's thick, rough hand already swelling under her skin.
For a moment she could only stare.
Disbelief paralyzed her.
No one had ever dared to lay a hand on her before.
"How dare you!" Ophelia roared, her voice shrill with outrage. She lunged forward, raising her hand to strike back, fueled by humiliation and fury.
But she had badly misjudged her opponent.
The woman was faster, and far stronger.
Her wrist was caught midair in a vice-like grip. Before Ophelia could even react, the woman twisted her arm aside and delivered another brutal slap across her opposite cheek.
Smack!
The force sent Ophelia staggering backward. Her heel caught against the concrete floor and she crumpled like a piece of paper to the ground.
