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.

his body, the blood tainting the air…

spar to win? Do you aim to win?”

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

head and cocks a brow. “The aim isn’t

to consider sparring as a

dance?” I

you ever watched two martial artists compete? A dance of perfection… fluid moves, calculated attacks, smooth reflexes

to survive, fight to kill and fight to protect, not for fun.” I counter, as he circles “We do… but

real battle, it’s 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 to treat this as a dance.” He says,

remember something Reign said about the Alpha Gen X games back when

a dance of art. Let

been right. The one who fought

looking into his eyes. I remember saying to Reign that I wanted to spar with him someday… He had said absolutely, as long as

smile, missing our light flirting… I look at Royce and make up

his body behind me and I turn my head forward, breaking eye contact.

enjoy it, counter, assess, and act… but remember this is not a competition. …” He murmurs, his hair tickling the side of my face before he suddenly lets go of me, grabbing my elbow as he spins

my hair back as I run

aim is not to win; I have to

focus on his moves. The aim is to

he tries to pin my arm behind my back, but

flip over, grabbing his shoulder. Only for him to

those grey eyes. There’s no hostility or arrogance in them, and I

just for fun… He isn’t mocking

in his stomach, before I spin as fast

He curses as he stumbles.

dancing.” I tease, as

love, so are you!” He counters, swiping

me back. I turn, and he grunts when my knee hits his chest. I can’t

forgot how strong you are.” He adds, grabbing my thighs with his large hands and holding

straight to my core, and for a second, I’m distracted, giving him the upper hand, and he takes it, trying to throw me onto the ground over his head, but I grab a fistful of his hair, slamming his head between my knees and clamping my

I snap your neck, Arden.” I growl breathlessly, as he grabs the back of my thighs, only for us both to tense. Only then realising we are in a pretty compromising

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