Chapter 24
She makes it ten feet before a shinobi grabs her shoulder, digging his fingers in hard.
A snarl works it’s way up her throat as she turns around and sink her chiseled fangs into his unprotected skin, enjoying the way the man screams at the blood that swathes his sleeve.
Another person grabs her collar and she growls, slamming her foot backwards into their knee, grinning savagely when she hears a sickening crack and the bellow of red-hot pain.
The blood trails down her chin as she hurls herself towards the door, her fingers reaching for the latch. Her vision is blurry and all she can feel is the way sweat gathers under her arms and trickles down her back as her feet barely touch the ground when she runs.
“Stop—" Someone—the stupid Kazekage probably—begins to shout but—
The cool rush of the corridor air hits her face and she throws herself out of the room, sprinting towards the stairs. Her breathing is harsh but she has a bloodied grin in her face as she leaves the room, knowing that even though they would find her in the hour, she had gotten what she wanted for the first time in years.
Her smile fell flat once she realized what they would do to her.