Alex sucks in a deep breath, painfully struggling to gulp down as much air as she can.
She can't afford to be slow or unsteady now. A few seconds to clear her head could be all the time Millicent needs to get in a fatal blow. So even though Alex's ears are still ringing and she can barely see through all the smoke, she pulls out another stake and, pushing off as hard as she can from the ground, rushes Millicent.
She rams into her, driving the stake hard into the vampire's chest. They both end up on the floor. Alex feels Millicent grasping and clawing at her shoulders, her throat, her face. One of her shoulders dislocates with the force of the vampire's struggles, and there's a bad gash across her throat, but she'll heal. She yanks the stake out of Millicent's chest and slams it back in again, not caring whether she's hit Millicent's heart this time, just wanting to hurt her. Alex punches Millicent in the face, again and again until she feels blood on her knuckles, then yanks the stake out one more time and stabs it right through Millicent's breastbone.
Finally, Alex sits back, realizing that whether the second or third stab killed her, Millicent is dead.
She puts a hand protectively over her dislocated shoulder and looks around for Evie.
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She can't afford to be slow or unsteady now. A few seconds to clear her head could be all the time Millicent needs to get in a fatal blow. So even though Alex's ears are still ringing and she can barely see through all the smoke, she pulls out another stake and, pushing off as hard as she can from the ground, rushes Millicent.
She rams into her, driving the stake hard into the vampire's chest. They both end up on the floor. Alex feels Millicent grasping and clawing at her shoulders, her throat, her face. One of her shoulders dislocates with the force of the vampire's struggles, and there's a bad gash across her throat, but she'll heal. She yanks the stake out of Millicent's chest and slams it back in again, not caring whether she's hit Millicent's heart this time, just wanting to hurt her. Alex punches Millicent in the face, again and again until she feels blood on her knuckles, then yanks the stake out one more time and stabs it right through Millicent's breastbone.
Finally, Alex sits back, realizing that whether the second or third stab killed her, Millicent is dead.
She puts a hand protectively over her dislocated shoulder and looks around for Evie.