With a vicious, backhanded swipe, Heena smashed the handful of crushed chili and coarse salt directly into the thug's wide-open eyes.
The reaction was instantaneous and catastrophic.
The massive woman let out a blood-curdling, gargling shriek. The coarse salt scratched her corneas to ribbons, while the raw, concentrated capsaicin set her eyeballs completely on fire. She dropped her iron-toed boot instantly, stumbling backward and clawing frantically at her own face as blinding, agonizing tears poured down her cheeks.
Without pausing for even a fraction of a second, Heena pivoted on her heel. The two haulers dragging Ren had stopped dead in their tracks, staring in shock as their largest companion suddenly fell to the dirt, screaming like a slaughtered pig.
