Chapter 1 - The Call Before the Slap

Charles Bennett’s hand was still twisted in Ella’s hair when the entire backyard went silent.
Purple and blue light washed across the mansion walls. Champagne glasses rested untouched on white-covered tables. Nearly thirty guests—most of them current or retired NYPD officers—stood close enough to intervene.
May you like
No one did.
Charles yanked Ella forward.
