She raised her right hand high into the air. She lunged forward, fully intending to slap the General directly across his face.
Damon did not move to block it. He stood perfectly still, willing to take the hit just to prove how entirely meaningless she was to him.
But the slap never landed.
Camilla moved.
She did not act like a weak noble girl. She dropped her innocent act completely.
Camilla stepped quickly and smoothly from behind Damon's back. She moved with speed.
Before Lady Adeline's hand could even come close to Damon's face, Camilla caught it.
Camilla's hand reached out and firmly grabbed Lady Adeline's wrist right in mid-air. Camilla's grip was like a solid iron trap. She stopped the older woman's arm completely dead.
Lady Adeline gasped in shock, staring at her trapped wrist.
Camilla did not hesitate for a single fraction of a second. She did not let go of the wrist. She pulled Lady Adeline slightly forward to throw her off balance.
