Nyrissa froze as she saw the look on the man's face, combined with the scar along one side of his lip, enhancing the man's look of cruelty, sending a bolt of fear through her.

In the reflective glass, she watched as the man shoved Quentin to the side and came right at her. Instinct had Nyrissa dropping to the ground, trying to protect herself from the violence the man had written in every line of his body.

Pain bloomed through Nyrissa's side as the man's knee connected with her ...