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Chapter 45

Author: Kathy Rence
last update publish date: 2026-09-01 19:10:17

The weeks that followed was something Elaine hadn't experienced since her earliest years of training. Master Wu pushed her without mercy, mornings spent on breathing and precision strikes, afternoons devoted to sparring until her muscles screamed and her vision blurred with exhaustion, evenings stretching late into meditation exercises meant to sharpen her instincts. She hadn't realized they'd grown dull over years of ordinary city living.

He corrected her stance with the same sharp, unyielding
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