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.

blood tainting the air… I have just cut him open,

win? Do you

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

head and cocks a brow. “The aim isn’t to break bones but

consider sparring as

dance?” I question,

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

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

it’s the survival and rage that fuels one… but in many cases, you need to think with your mind, act

remember something Reign said about the Alpha Gen X games back when we first got talking

is a dance of art. Let the

The one who fought with skill

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

look at Royce and

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

hands “The aim is to 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 me out

tossing my

aim is not to win; I have to remember that important part. Try

focus on his moves. The aim is to

twisting my arm as he tries to pin my arm behind my back, but I turn myself, ducking as I free myself

He ducks, and I flip over, grabbing his

eyes.

just for fun… He isn’t mocking

before I spin as fast

as

tease, as

down, love, so are you!” He counters, swiping my legs from under me, as he

I turn, and he grunts when

are.” He adds, grabbing my thighs

the ground over his head, but I grab a fistful of

of my thighs,

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