Notions of Love Chapter 18

“Fight me, does it hurt?”

In the noisy night, the man’s contemptuous, smiling voice, like a light and sharp knife, crossed Selene’s eardrum. A burst of astringency rushed up her chest, like a trapped beast rushing through her body, and she would break free at any time.

But she refrained.

What should you do when the enemy gives you a punch but you can’t fight back immediately?

At least don’t let him feel that he has done his best to hurt you.