“Piece-by-piece,” I said as she toppled into the snow.
I turned to face Elena as she laid Nikolas on the ground. Seeing him lying at her feet intensified my rage until there was room for nothing else inside me.
The world slowed down. Elena moved, and I raced forward to meet her attack. We collided and she grabbed for my throat while I went for her chest. My strike was not enough to disable a Master, but it tore her away from me and sent her flying backward. She landed easily on her feet and came at me again. Her claws scored my chest before I struck again. This time she stumbled when she landed.
Hands grabbed my arms from behind. Elena sneered triumphantly as two vampires held me for her.
Flames erupted on either side of me. Screams tore at my eardrums before the two vampires exploded.
