Chapter 84. Panic

She heals me only seconds before I dodge out of the way, instinct kicking in. His claws miss both her and me as she turns and leaps back. I know this isn’t working. Colton is hard to defeat on any day of the week, and even with my gifts, I’ve never overpowered him when he wanted to fight back. He’s never actually properly intended to win anytime he trained me and always held back and tried not to hurt me. It’s becoming obvious that the advantage in that was what made me think I could always kick his ass.

Like this, with no holding back, I’m barely keeping up, and I squeal mid-run as my hair is caught from behind me with a brutal tug of ripping roots. I’m dragged backward while distracted by my own stupid thoughts. Panic searing through me that I so easily got myself captured but followed by relief when I realize it’s not Colton.

Sorry, I didn’t know what else to grab.

Carmen growls through the link, releasing my chunk of hair from her mouth as she lets me loose. Ri