Chapter-23

Author's Pov

Flashback

Curling up his tiny body in a ball, he squeezed himself further to let the furry jacket provide warmth to him, the snow kept on touching his trembling body as he hissed occasionally because of the bruises that engraved his body. He could hear the painful grumbling in his empty stomach that was forced to starve from the last three days.

10 years old kid was punished for doing a mistake during his training today, he was directed to climb the whole wall but in between his climbing, he skipped a foot due to hunger and fell on the mattress at the starting point. Alvin didn't take his negligence well and dragged him out in the terrible cold asking him to stay in this icy atmosphere for 5 hours straight.

Ace stayed kneeling on the floor praying internally for the snow to stop, but seemed like God was against him as well, so taking the help of the worn out leather jacket that was handed to him by Alvin who was about to give it for charity, he tried harder to provide hi