Torin
Kicking Dirk in the stomach, I grabbed a fist full of his hair and rammed his head into the wall. Hand to hand combat wasn’t effective when you wanted to kill your enemies swiftly. The poison was slowing me down and my reflexes weren’t as fast as they were normally. I was taking just as many blows as I was giving.
He landed a blow to my stomach. I fell to my knees gasping. Teleporting was out of the question because it would require too much of my strength. As his fist flew toward my face, I saw tears roll down Mariya’s cheek. I needed to die in front of my woman like a man, on my feet fighting to the last breath.
Mariya, please. I need you to leave so I can finish him. Take her and go now.
Crack. My jawbone shattered but I ignored the pain and the way my jaw hung loose. Backing
