The door behind her crashed open and the driver sprang into the room. The sight of a young girl in a bloody dress didn't slow him down. He slashed a kick at her head that would have killed her had it landed, but Lizzy dropped underneath it and cut deep into his femoral artery. Then to be on the safe side she stabbed him a few more times.

An arm came around her throat, cutting off her wind and lifting her feet from the floor. It didn't matter what she hit with her knives; the arm ...