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CHAPTER ONE

STELLA

THE GROUND RUSHED UP to meet my face, but I turned my head just in time to avoid a busted nose I wheezed as all the air was crushed fro to the side, I barely rass where my torso had been

I got toto catchmy eyes, and the warm sun peeked from a behind a cloud

I focused on the massive man who rushed me, his arms spread wide and ready to captureunder his right ar him a hard kick in the ass

He grunted and took a lunging forward step to avoid falling

“That’s a point for me” I bounced on the balls of my feet

“No Krasivaya I no fall” Dain, the tapestry of tattoos on his bare torso rippling as he moved

“You will” I grinned and ran at hi a vicious elbow to his chest

He grabbed for et one of his bear paws around my ponytail I landed on my feet and tried to back away, but he whipped my head around and placed his other hand atto force my submission

I brought my knee up and slath He yowled, but didn’t let s was trapped there, and Diled—kicking, punching, and clawing I wouldn’t subht until he choked me out rather than tap out

Lucius clapped “All right She’s had enough”

Dmitri released me and slapped ulps of air

“Sorry, Krasivaya” D that he took no joy in hurting me All the same, the past two months had left me bruised, strained, and exhausted But I was better, faster I could escape hih I wasn’t able to take him down Not yet

“It’s your hair” Lucius ignoredand walked up behind me “You may have actually had a chance this tirab hold of you so easily” He yanked my ponytail

I whipped around and threwhis feet out from under him so he landed on his ass

“Ow, fuck” He looked up atin the quirk of his lips “Uncalled for”