Jioni peered out for a weapon. Desperate hands snapped a bough from one of the dead trees. And the moment she spun around, Tenebris surrounded her.
The branch pushed the Tenebris back and then impaled them. She swung and swiped until a Tenebris knocked her bough out of her hand.
So she punched, and the feeling in her hands became tingly and numb. It was useless. They overwhelmed her. Jioni’s eyes widened, and every limb yanked in different directions. The teeth, the screeching, and everything else competed for her immediate attention. Jioni folded.
She had failed Tracey and wasn’t anywhere near Agent material.
