Page 54 of Savage Throne
I didn’t try to hold onto the person I had been.
Because that person couldn’t protect my sisters.
That person couldn’t survive in this world.
But the monster I was becoming?
She could.
In fact. . .she would!
Completely out of it, I lunged at Leo before I even realized what I was doing. My body moved on instinct, driven by the fury and the raw need to end him.
Leo’s eyes widened in surprise—he hadn’t expected me to act so fast—but his reflexes were sharp.
He swung the blade toward me but I was quicker.
Screaming, I grabbed his wrist, twisting it hard, using the force of my rage to fuel me.
His grip faltered and the knife clattered to the ground.
For a split second, his eyes met mine and I saw something there I hadn’t seen before.
Fear.
He tried to push me back, I was relentless. I slammed my knee into his crotch, knocking the wind out of him, and he stumbled, gasping for air.
Great fighter or not, he was a man with a cock that could always be used against him.
The blade lay between us, glinting in the moonlight like some dark promise. I knew what I had to do.
Quick, I reached for it and my fingers closed around the hilt.
It felt right in my hand, as if it had always belonged to me.
As if this moment had always been inevitable.
Leo saw the knife, and for the first time, his confidence wavered.
And then Leo stood and laughed. “Very, very good, little monster.”
“I’m going to kill you.” I swung the blade.
Leo easily dodged it. “You’re in shock. This happens when you’ve been put under this much stress with no sleep and—”
I tried to slice at him again but he simply caught my wrist and twisted it in a way that my fingers opened without my doing it.
The blade fell from my hands.
He caught it and laughed again. “Wow. Bravo.”
“Fuck you.”
“You’re much faster than I realized, not with shooting but with attack.” He let go of my hand. “I wish I had the time to teach you how to properly fight. It might take a few years, but if you worked hard at it every day—”
“Don’t you ever threaten my sisters.”
“Then, do what you need to do tonight.”
