Arabella stared at the monster in horror. Iliza wailed, her shrieks loud enough to shake the chamber's very walls, as her massive hands clawed at the air, blindly searching for something, someone, to crush. Despite her size, the creature moved fast. Unnaturally fast.
But it wasn't Iliza's speed that terrified Arabella.
It was the fear that the wounds Cassius had inflicted, particularly the gaping injury in her eye, might begin to heal.
Arabella's breath hitched.
But to her relief, the wound remained. It didn't close.
Cassius gave the monster no room to recover. He struck from all angles, keeping her attention fixed on him. Iliza roared in frustration, her arms swiping through the air, missing him by inches every time. She was strong, but he was faster, relentless and merciless.
