Charlotte's heel pressed down harder, and Maerina gasped as the weight over her sternum threatened to crack her bone.
"My Kael..." Charlotte's voice was so soft and gentle that it chilled Maerina to her bones.
"How dare you, filth..."
Maerina opened her mouth to speak, to plead, but Charlotte didn't wait.
CRACK—!
With a single flicker of her aura, she launched Maerina across the room like a ragdoll.
The woman's body smashed into a reinforced stone column with a sickening crunch.
Decorative crystal fixtures exploded into shards as her back bent against the surface.
Blood splattered the wall behind her like ink sprayed from a pen.
"ARGHHHH!!" Maerina slumped to the ground, coughing violently as her internal organs reeled from the impact.
Her limbs twitched as she struggled and her head throbbed; feeling the taste of blood coating her tongue.
Maerina attempted to crawl.
Pride and survival instinct fought a losing battle within her trembling body.
