hes from hers, his eyes h
ic. Her mind was
ply, and she slipped her body sideways, sliding out fr
space. His chin smashed violently a
p cry of pain, st
und. He swung his right arm in a wide, clums
ew toward her,
the strike with force. H
g the outside of his incoming wrist to redirect the momentum. Simulta
entire body weight backward, hangin
pulled Kristopher off ba
hooked her right foot sharply behind his ankle and twisted her hips, sweeping his leg out f
n the dark. Kristopher's
nees in the wet mud
upport that kind of explosive movement. Instead, as he fell forward, she slipped behind him, using her legs to hook around his waist for a desperate anchor. She did
rather than muscle to lock the choke. Her own shoulders s
ouldn't comprehend what was happening. The weak,
fingernails clawing at her
a squ
angle, pressing the hard bones of her forearm in
off the blood fl
p, mottled purple. A wet, gurg
irt, kicking his legs, sending
pression was completely blank. She felt his frantic pulse hamm
ee. She count
hands dropped from her arms,
even.
head. His body went completely
-second mark, Alissa
d herself backward, landing ligh
ed face-first into
convulsed. He rolled onto his side, coughing violently,
ng a mouthful of s
ing him. Her breathing was slightly
ked up at her, clutching his bruised throat. His eyes were wi
agony, and the lack of oxygen made his head spin.
pocket and pulled out th
faint moonlight caug
op button. The sound was
d at the box, hi
The machine buzzed an
he pres
eaker crack
to take care of you... Onl
ping with predatory intent,
shut and do exactly what I say
s face. He looked like a corpse. The reality
as r
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