The Assassin Alpha's Heir
I sidestepped her clumsy swing with effortless, lazy grace, grabbed her flailing arm, and drove a vicious palm strike right into the center of her chest, knocking every cubic inch of oxygen out of her lungs with a loud OOMPH.
She stumbled backward onto the dirt, wheezing, but I didn't let her recover.
I had days of pent-up, toxic frustration boiling in my veins. Frustration at Kessler threatening Luka. Frustration at Callisto strapping me to a metal slab. Frustration at Alfonso smirking and calling me a good girl and making my damn heart beat out of my chest. All of that raw, violent rage found an immediate, very convenient outlet right here in front of me.