She lunged at Blake with inhuman speed, razor-sharp nails raking across his chest. Blake stumbled back, more from shock than pain. He had to find a way to subdue Rose without hurting her, to drive out whatever was possessing her.
Before Blake could even regain his footing, Rose was upon him, moving with a speed that defied belief.
Rose's fist connected with the ground where Blake's head had been a split second earlier, leaving a crater in the earth. Soil and grass exploded outward from the impact, scattering droplets of morning dew. Blake rolled away, his eyes wide with shock.
'This isn't just enhanced vampire strength,' he thought, barely dodging another blow that splintered a nearby tree trunk, sending a shower of leaves and twigs raining down. 'It's something far more powerful.'
