CLARA'S POV
I was grateful to my toes he had arrived to defend me.
More lions darted from the trees to join in the fray.
I turned to help the lioness, only to gasp in shock at the small woman lying naked on the ground. Blood flowed from the knife still embedded in her side. I fell to my knees at the young woman's side and pushed honey blond hair off a wet face. Brown eyes met mine.
With a groan, the woman reached around and grabbed a hold of the knife handle.
"Wait," I said urgently. "I think you're supposed to leave it in until you're at the hospital." I said to her, ignoring the sounds of growls, hisses, and shouts of agony behind us.
The young woman rolled her eyes. "I don't need a hospital." She tugged the knife out with a small yelp of pain before dropping the red-tinted blade onto the wet ground.
TAKI'S POV
