BLOOD BOUND
Elara was a whirlwind of controlled violence, taking down opponents with precise strikes.
But they were outnumbered.
Sera felt one attacker get past her defenses, felt the blade slice across her arm. Pain exploded, hot and immediate.
She sensed Lucien's anger as he perceived her injury through the bond.
He crossed the garden in a flash, moving quicker than she had ever seen, and positioned himself between Sera and her assailant. After a brutal altercation, the assailant lay on the ground with Lucien's teeth at his throat. Sera gasped, "Wait."