Grace's eyes were fixed on Vera's position.
She didn't blink.
Her grey eyes followed the girl standing across the platform, trying to catch even the smallest movement in her shoulders, arms, legs, or eyes. The moment the fight had begun, Grace had already pushed Cognis through her body and sharpened her senses, yet still…Vera had given her nothing useful to read.
Bam!
Grace's head snapped backward.
Pain shot through her nose before she even understood what had happened.
Her vision shook for an instant, and her body instinctively moved back from the impact.
Vera stood directly in front of her.
Her hand was already swinging back from the punch.
For a brief moment, Grace's mind went completely blank.
Huh?
She had been watching Vera.
She had been looking directly at her.
And yet Vera had somehow crossed the distance between them without Grace seeing the movement.
