Chapter 2 - The Kinetic Shift
The metal pole descends.
It slices through the air with a sharp, high-pitched whistle.
Claire rolls her shoulders violently to the left.
The heavy steel strikes the stone floor, sending a jarring, metallic shockwave through the room.
Sparks do not fly, but the sound shatters the heavy silence.
Claire’s fingers extend.
She wraps her hands around the cold, vibrating metal.
Her jaw locks tightly, the tendons in her neck straining against the skin.
She pulls.
She uses the absolute entirety of her body weight, twisting her torso backward.
The older woman’s teal skirt flails.
Her high heels lose traction on the polished stone.
She hits the ground with a heavy, ungraceful thud, the pearls smacking loudly against her own chin.
Ryan’s casual posture instantly shatters.
His leather shoes cross the floor in two rapid, heavy strides.
His palm strikes Claire’s cheekbone with a sickening crack.
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The force sends her crumbling back down onto the cold stone.
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