Erica felt like the skin on her cheek would peel off, due to the pain derived from the thunderous slap from Ryan.
“You slapped me?”
“I will do it over again if I want to; who do you think you are to talk to me in that manner? Are you stupid? Have you lost your mind?” Ryan shouted.
The disbelief in her eyes was evident as she stood there, but in that instant, she went in to retaliate, swinging her left hand for a slap.
Ryan saw this coming and caught Erica's hand in mid-air. “Don't you dare”
These words and actions from Ryan left Erica stunned, her eyes wide open, and her Jaws dropped; this was the very first time Ryan was hitting her.
With anger, she shanked her hands away from Ryan's grip and stormed out of the door.
“Erica!, Erica!” Ryan called, but she was already out of t
