Grace’s POV
My heart was in my ass before I’d even registered what was going on.
He was moving too fast for the naked eye to see!
Only at the very last second did I manage to move slightly to the side, narrowly avoiding having his teeth locked around my throat. Instead, they dug into my shoulder and knocked me off my feet. Searing pain exploded down my arm and throughout my body, making it feel numb and lifeless. Hell, I would have screamed, if the pain didn’t lock my jaw in a tight grip.
“GRACE!”
I realized that the voice belonged to Jack. A part of me was relieved to hear him. To have him come and rescue me. To come and make the pain stop…
But another part of me knew that I couldn’t rely on Jack to fight all my battles. I knew he wanted to, but I had to learn. I had to fight for myself…