" Don’t flatter yourself, Cassandra. I prefer my women a little less…repressed.”
Without thinking, Cass reached out and slapped him. Her palm connected with the side of Falco’s face with a satisfying smack. She withdrew her hand immediately, horrified at what she’d done. To her surprise, Falco started laughing.
“That’s more like it,” he said, his blue eyes lighting up the night. He rubbed the side of his face. “I think that’s going to leave a mark.”
“I--I’m sorry,” Cass said. A red blotch began to form across Falco’s cheekbone.
“Don’t be. I’m sure I deserved it. If not now, then at sometime in the past.” He winked. “Or the future. "

― Fiona Paul , Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose, #1)