chapter 24

My soul nearly left my body when I heard Elijah groan. I closed my eyes to block the few of the blade stabbing Elijah.

My breath was coming out in a short huff as I slowly opened my eyes again.

It took my eyes a few second to adjust to the dark again, and what I saw shocked me.

Elijah had managed to stop the knife from going in to his face with his right hand. The knife did go through his hand, forcing another grunt out of him, but he quickly gained his momentum.

He struck the intruder with his left hand so hard that the other man nearly fell off of him. Using the opportunity, Elijah grabbed the man by the hair and pulled his head down. He locked the other man's head under his left arm and held him in a guillotine chock hold.

The other man immediately started pulling away from Elijah, but he wrapped his legs around the intruders waist and kept the man in place.

The intruder struggled for a few more seconds before his movement started getting slower and slower until he finally stopped