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LUKE'S POV.
Esme slashed my face, with her claws, taking advantage of my distraction, using the opportunity to free her neck from my grip. A wave of heat rose through me. She'd caught me unawares, and it stung so hard that my claws swiped out in a flash, slashing her across her chest.
She fell back, staggering, and I advanced on her. With a clenched jaw, she raised her claws to deliver a striking blow that would probably rip my skin out, but I'd delivered a quick backhanded slap that sent her spiraling to the rough grass.
She grunted, as her hair poured all over her face in waves. She tried to rise, but she seemed to have hurt herself.
I went to her, dragging her by the collar, but I didn't see it coming. She suddenly had a knife twisted in my shoulder, close to my heart. A sinister laugh bubbled yo her throat, as pain shot through my shoulder, rendering that arm useless.