She would have a lovely bruise on the side of her jaw later, but it was still less than she'd taken before. There were many tricks to hide the marks that she knew so intimately that it came automatically that she shook her hair over her shoulder to cover that part so he wouldn't see.
She crouched where she was looking anxious. Excitement was not something Justine should have in her life and she felt her heart pounding against her chest. She knew not to move, not to draw his attention while he was like this, but she was worried.