It all happened so fast that Sloane didn't have time to think. Just react.

She was still reeling from her emotional confession to Donovan when she saw the glint of metal behind him. Her mind had only had a split second to scream, "Blade!" before she saw the knife arcing down toward Donovan's shoulder. She cried out, giving Donovan a hard shove out of the weapon's path.

If she'd been a little stronger - or Donovan a little smaller - he might have avoided the knife ...