Helena gathered her whole strength together for one precise blow on his head and brought her arm down in a swift move. But as soon as her arm was set in motion, Ethan felt her tense up and his hand shot up instinctively, stopping her at the very last second. He caught Helena right on her wounded wrist and crushed it tight. She let the baton fall to the cold, dirty floor and screamed out in pain. Her sight went black for a moment as the excruciating pain shot through her whole body.

Ethan backed away just enough for him to twist her arm in a sudden move behind her back, almost breaking it in the process. Pressing now with his chest against her back, he grabbed with his free hand in her hair and pulled her head back hard.

„That was not a smart move to do“ he growled into her ear „You know, I had no intention of hurting you, but you leave me no choice than to do so.“

„No intention of hurting me, huh? You’re such a gentleman…“ she replied more sarcastically at his words than she really felt.

At her snarky comment, he pulled her head back harder and tilted it slightly to the side. He first traced with the tip of his tongue over the length of her cheek and then bit in it, leaving a deep, red mark into her soft creamy flesh. Helena felt as his teeth sank angrily into her soft cheek, adding more pain to her already hurting wrist and almost backed away instinctively, but retained herself at the very last second and stood still. She knew, she had provoked him enough with her reply to make him twist her arm even more and make her bones snap, should she do or say anthing else inappropriate.

„Have you just insulted me? Did I hear you right?“ His face began to redden furiously in boundless anger. The tone of his voice a menace itself and Helena felt a chill running down her spine.

Ethan didn’t await her answer, he grabbed one of her upper arms, turned her around once again and threw her back roughly against the wall. He went right after her and slapped her across the face with almost all his power. Helena’s head flew aside by the sheer force of the blow. She stayed in her crouched position, bringing her hand up to her face and laid it over the stinging and burning pain on her cheek.