Rebecca fixed Zeppelin with an icy, unwavering stare that carried no trace of the warmth he had once taken for granted.
In all his life, he had never seen such an expression on her face.
His own features stiffened in shock.
“Why… why are you looking at me like that…?”
Rebecca raised her hand to his right cheek.
At the gentle touch, Zeppelin’s lips curved into a brief, dazed smile of rapture.
Slap!
A burning sting exploded across the same cheek she had just caressed.
Zeppelin clutched his face and stared at her in utter bewilderment.
“What in the world…?”
“Clearly not enough.”
Slap!
This time it was the left cheek.
Stars burst before his eyes. The stinging pain felt strangely unreal.
Zeppelin blinked stupidly.
Rebecca shook out the arm she had used to strike him. Even that had left her hand aching.
Apparently she was still too weak to…
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