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Chapter 45

Author: Rachel Walsh
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He led her to the edge of the clearing where the training ground lay. She had been here before, when she had been hypnotized on watching Kieran spar with Rafe. Now a clean padded mat waited, surrounded by the faint thud of fists against pads and the low growls of sparring.

“This is where you will learn,” he said. “We will start with the basics first.”

She rolled her eyes. “I did gym classes in college, you know. I can throw a punch.”

He didn’t respond, just motioned her to face him.

Then it began.

He taught her stance, how to hold her ground against someone with a lot more weight than her. How to pivot, he told her she was small, fast, she needs to use that. She taught her footwork that burned her thighs and wrist blocks that left her muscles tingling. He was patient but unrelenting, his tone clipped and focused, his hands firm as he corrected her.

She picked it up faster than expected. He noticed. His eyes gleamed with something like approval, and she hated how much she craved it.

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