He didn't get to finish.
June's fist slammed into his stomach like a hammer.
Steve's body bent from the force, then flew backward like a ragdoll. He crashed right in front of me, landing on his back with a heavy thud.
I looked down.
He was holding his stomach, groaning in pain, eyes wide and confused as he stared at me.
Like he was asking, "What the hell just happened?"
I slowly looked up.
June was walking toward us now, her eyes calm but that calm was way scarier than any anger.
I didn't move. I didn't even breathe.
Whatever this was, whether she was acting or actually serious, I didn't say a word. I just kept quiet.
Then June spoke.
"There are rules," she said. "And rules are meant to be obeyed."
Before I could even blink, she vanished from my sight.
My instincts screamed. My whole body tensed up as I activated [Psynapse Boost], flooding every part of me with Essence straight from my core.
It all happened in a split second….but I was still too slow.
