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Eliana's eyes flashed with instantaneous fire. Without a second thought, her free hand swung through the air with the force of absolute fury.
SLAP.
The sharp, ringing crack of flesh hitting skin echoed off the stone walls with the force of a thunderclap.
The entire hallway went dead silent. Everyone stopped breathing.
Eliana yanked her arm out of his loosened grip, her dark eyes blazing. "Don't you ever put your hands on me again," she hissed, her voice shaking with controlled rage.
Jude staggered back a fraction of an inch, his hand flying up to his cheek where a bright red mark was already blooming. He stood frozen. He didn't yell. Instead, his dark eyes widened in sheer, unadulterated disbelief, staring at her not with anger, but with a sudden, burning spark of awe. A girl had just struck the most feared football captain in the school, and she hadn't backed down for a single microsecond.
Before Jude could even process the sensation, a shrill, hysterical shriek shattered the silence.
"How dare you!"