Chapter 12:
She rarely felt panic.
The second he pinned her, she knew it would take her days to heal. She might be faster, more nimble and skilled, but his brute strength far exceeded her own. And the look in his eye screamed that he would use every bit of it in on her. In the moments before his first punch, she was glad she could see his mane's true color. It was prettier than the pale blonde the humans saw.
That thought was her last. Instinct reared through the haze, and she could tell that it was coming.
Please, not here!