C45 From hero to zero

Monique lunged forward, fueled by a desperate need to inflict some semblance of pain on the woman who had shattered her world.

A primal roar erupted from her throat, a sound that defied her frail condition.

Constance's amusement curdled into something akin to annoyance. The woman was a cockroach, refusing to be squashed.

Constance lifted her leg and viciously kicked her away