The heavy, thumping bass of the club music was booming so loud that the floor shook, but right in that small circle of the dance floor, time seemed to completely stop.
The creepy guy with the messy haircut looked down at Roxy.
For a second, he looked confused. Roxy was a full head shorter than him, wearing a dark red party dress and bright lipstick. He thought she was just a small, weak human girl trying to act tough.
He let out a nasty, ugly laugh.
"Or what, sweetheart?" the guy sneered, keeping his tight grip on Lira's arm. "You're going to make me?"
He thought it was a joke. He had absolutely no idea who he was talking to.
After surviving the beastworld, fighting off giant beasts, and ruling over a kingdom of wild predators, a loud bully in a cheap shiny shirt was nothing but a tiny, annoying bug to her.
She reached out with both hands and grabbed his wrist. And With a sharp, violent twist, she yanked his hand completely off Lira's arm.
