Though I had managed to escape his grasp, it was a practically futile attempt from how I had only managed to stumble off the bed before my back acted up and he used that opportunity to grab my arm.
Come on...! It has to be somewhere...
I tried shaking him off, clearly finding myself at a disadvantage from my position on the floor as Orion seemed to be riveting in the excitement of the hunt. My mind understood that he was not able to fully suppress his instincts but the mind is different from what the body feels.
My fight or flight respond had been active for sometime, finally deciding that it was done trying to escape and that it was time to fight. I twisted my body, oblivious to the dull cracking of my strained back muscles as I kicked Orion back as strongly as I could.
