Viola stared into Sebastian's eyes, seeing him in a slightly different light than she ever had before, understanding now why he had never interfered in Sofia's situation or stepped in against his cousin, and knowing that now that she had done exactly that, if Javier ever decided to retaliate, things between the two of them could get far worse.
"Then you should have let him punish me earlier..." She whispered softly, genuinely meaning every word of it. "If Javier had gotten the satisfaction of hurting me, he wouldn't feel insulted enough to want to retaliate against you. It is not like it would have been the first time I have been punished for something."
Sebastian let out a laugh at how utterly serious his hellcat looked telling him he should have allowed his senseless cousin punish her, and unable to help himself, he reached out and pinched her cheek, squeezing it lightly.
