Chapter 24

A Dance

SKYLA.

Night has fallen, and I am getting dressed for dinner with Dad, Kat, and Royce. I don’t know why Dad invited him, but it makes me wonder if he ended up hearing us in the

office earlier. I hadn’t heard his footsteps; I had been far too distracted… plus his hearing is better than mine… but there’s a high chance he didn’t hear.

I sigh as I pull on a fresh pair of panties, my mind returning to our earlier training session. I had ended up hurting him again in the first half of the session.

Why do I always lose it?

He wants me to calm myself when I begin to get riled up… and today he hadn’t defended himself, in hopes I’d be able to stop myself, but I didn’t I couldn’t.

He had had to step back at the last moment, and if he hadn’t, I would have scarred that sexy body of his permanently.

Great…

I put on some earrings, unable to stop myself from thinking about the second half of our session. The guilt and panic had almost made me tell him my truth and my heart skips a beat as the memory replays in my mind…

(FLASHBACK – TRAINING EARLIER)

“I… I should go. This is a mistake. You can’t help me. I’m just going to hurt you. I say, turning away, but I don’t get far, only for him to spin me around.

“It’s fine, relax. I’m fine. You’re doing great.” He says calmly.

Is he for real? I’m fucking messing it all up!

“Am I?” I scoff in disbelief. “You’re delusional, or plain stupid.”

“Tell me Skyla, do you spar to win?” Royce says as he lets go of me and picks up his phone.

“What?” I ask, as he switches on some music and sets the volume low loud enough so we can hear it, but not loud enough to give me a headache.

I like this song.

seeing the sweat that coats his body, the blood tainting the air… I have just cut

asked if you spar to win? Do you

arms. “Obviously. So, stop holding back and just fight. I can handle broken bones. Give

arms, mirroring my stance as he tilts his head and cocks a brow. “The aim

to consider sparring as a

I

martial artists compete? A dance of perfection… fluid moves, calculated attacks, smooth reflexes and above all, you can see the art that it is.” He

circles “We do… but it

the survival and rage that fuels one… but in many cases, you need to think with your mind, act with control… Just once, I want you

a beat and I remember something Reign said about the Alpha Gen X games back when we first got

of

been right. The one who

his eyes. I remember saying to Reign that I wanted to spar with him someday… He had said absolutely, as long as it was in the rain, and

light flirting… I look at Royce and make up my mind.

He asks, I can feel the heat of his body behind me and I turn my head forward, breaking eye contact. I give a

curls around my waist. He sure has big hands “The aim is to enjoy it, counter, assess, and act… but remember this is not a competition. …” He murmurs, his hair tickling the

tossing my hair

win; I have to remember that important part. Try

and I focus on his moves. The aim is to block and counter in

arm behind my back, but I turn myself, ducking as I

and I flip over, grabbing his shoulder. Only for him to grip

anger rising until I look into those grey eyes. There’s no hostility or arrogance in them, and I

just for fun… He

of his arms, elbowing him in his stomach, before I spin as fast as I can, hooking my leg around

curses as

as

I’m going down, love, so are you!” He counters, swiping my legs from under me, as

yanks me back. I turn, and he

how strong you are.” He adds, grabbing my thighs with his large

me onto the ground over his head, but I grab a fistful

Arden.” I growl breathlessly, as he grabs the back of my thighs, only for us both to tense. Only then realising we

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