"her heart-shaped face had large eyes exactly the same shade as christian 's , a pale wintry blue . the lips that smiled at me were delicate and lovely , glossed in a shade of pink that set off the rest of her features . but across her left cheek , marring what would have otherwise been smooth , white skin were raised , purplish scars . their shape and formation looked very much like someone had bitten into and torn out part of her _ ..." What is the word in the blank space (_)? The answer is
cheek