Codi winced as the nurse dabbed at the b****y scrape on her right cheek where Varlin had struck with such force he'd actually ground the tungsten lattice against her skin. That side of her mouth felt numb, and it hurt her left side to breathe in too deeply. It seemed that Varlin had been paying attention when she fought Cassandra Riven.
The fight hadn't been a total disaster. Already having qualified she had nothing to lose in her first encounter with Varlin, so she threw caution to the winds. She landed a handful of solid hits and made the point that she wasn't scared of him or anyone else.
That being said, it didn't change the fact he'd dominated the exchange from start to abrupt finish. The worst he had to show was a bruise, whereas Codi now sported a jaw that had very nearly been dis
