Mindy's eyes narrowed. They were cold, and she shoved the girl back, but there was an instant of something else that was there: pain. She wouldn't have said it aloud, but two girls who were younger than her being killed in her stead was a pretty low blow, and even being reminded of that burned her.

"You died a million times. Clem WON her run and still didn't get immunity. She wouldn't hurt a fucking fly. So yeah, from where I was looking, I WAS avenging someone I couldn't protect, but thanks so fucking much for reminding me I suck at that. Makes me regret not fucking killing her for YOU."

She snickered. "Then why are you bleeding again?"