The woman's eyes widened as she swiftly spun around to gaze upon the man within the shadows, his scarlet eyes glowing with a predatory intensity. She instinctively backed away, dropping the bag she had intended to steal. It was obvious that she couldn't win from one glance, call it animal instinct. The man before her wasn't a creature she could take on.
"One..." Leonardo's voice was barely above a whisper, but it held an unmistakable authority.
The woman bolted past him, racing out of the door, her heart pounding in her chest. The cool night air hit her face as she sprinted down the hallway, leaping over the bannister to land on the ground floor
"Two..." Leonardo's voice echoed behind her, closer than she expected.
She stumbled on landing, but quickly regained her footing, pushing her
