MarcelloThe clerk hissed in pain, a sharp, ragged sound that echoed off the sterile walls of the front office as the reality of his situation fully set in. I released my iron grip on his wrist, stepping back slightly just to watch him collapse, his body hitting the floor in an uncoordinated heap, gasping like his life depended on it. He clutched his forearm desperately, but his ruined, dislocated knuckles couldn't form the grip necessary to stem the flow. Crimson blood pumped from the open artery in a steady pulse, pooling around his knees and staining the cheap floor tiles. He looked small down there, stripped of his explosive speed and reduced to a desperate animal trying to hold onto his leaking vitality.Yet, as he lay there panting, his chest heaving violently as his strength rapidly drained into the floor, the bastard managed to pull his lips back into a small, defiant smile. It was a weak, trembling smirk, but it was there.I leaned against the edge of the wooden counter, c
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