TYR

Everything happened so fast. I felt the change in Zuri’s body as she finished speaking. She was ready to attack, to wipe out.

The wind shifted, and the two masked women moved like living shadows. Fuck. My body reacted before I could think.

Darkness rose from beneath my feet, curling up my arm and solidifying into a blade. The first strike echoed through the air. Sparks scattered through the damp night. Zuri didn’t even move. It was almost as if she knew that I would deflect the ...