The first sizzling strike startles a gasp from her, but she does her best not to let any more escape, hands clenched into fists so hard her nails have broken skin there as well.

Claudia would say something about how he planned this, if not the exact shape, from the moment his brother allowed him to have her to himself, but it didn't matter. Her head swam with sensation, and she wondered if she'd be allowed to pass out, or if it would just keep going until he did more damage than even her enhanced body could heal on its own.