Rise from Fire and Steel
She hurried to run, but he grabbed her by the collar and slammed her to the ground.
He clenched his fist and struck her face violently.
Her cheeks swelled instantly, her lips bruised purple, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.
She froze for a moment, dazed, then scrambled to snatch her phone off the floor.
Jack’s reflexes were faster; he pinned her hand and hurled the phone out the nearby window.
Alanna struggled, but he lashed out again, hitting her head as if venting rage.
Time passed, though she could no longer measure it.
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