Chapter 189: Immith (6)

"No!" Lucas yelled but they were already gone and some of the hybrids in the clearing that saw what happened quickly followed the man that carried Imani off. Nikolay turned around to see what happened, giving the hybrid he was fighting an upper hand and she caught him off guard by sending her fist flying into his face.

The woman Lucas had thrown to the floor got to her feet in the blink of an eye despite the fact that her head was bleeding and her boot struck Lucas hard in his lower back. He tasted blood and earth as he collapsed face-first on the ground and he quickly rolled onto his back.

She hit him again just as he jumped to his feet, a crushing backhanded blow that sent him spinning against the trunk of a tree, stars exploding behind his eyes. Lucas blinked, trying to clear his head, and she moved faster than the human eye could follow to get to him. He had a little time to brace himself for her attack but he didn't fare well.