osition. Her arms hung perf

er shock. The blood ru

r screamed, her voice cracki

e step forward. The air aro

el demanded. His voice was dangerously quie

s focused entirely on Blair. She registered the

ance. She raised her hand high, aiming

r's hand was moving through thick molasses, every micro-expre

ht slightly to the le

momentum caused Blair to stumble forward, h

hand with clinical,

d struck the nerve cluster

antly. The whites showed for a fraction of

g completely limp, falling fac

lar of her silk blouse. She calculated the e

ically, lowered the uncons

as tight, his teeth grinding togeth

instantly from a corporate CEO to a combat

t. She turned her att

ch coat. She let it slide off her shou

r's unconscious body

nches from his chest, invading his personal spa

ok up into his eyes. Her expre

ura stated bluntly. "I am not permitted to leave

sion in his face shattered, replaced by deep

manded. "What mission? What t

ied, offering no further clarification. Her tone w

oman spoke like a military operative, but her dead eyes and

of your mind

y the upper arm, intending to phy

d clamped dow

l f

or normal muscle. It felt like grabbing a mass of hyper-compressed, unyielding t

s brain struggled to process the unnatur

h and used his entire body weight to forc

al sensors actively analyzing his physical strength,

hallway. She stumbled slightly but ca

at her, his

avy double doors

he sharp, metallic clack as Axel engag