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Chapter 70

Author: Aurora
last update publish date: 2026-01-07 19:43:21

"Your form is improving but you are still telegraphing your moves."

Damon circled me on the training mat, looking for openings in my defense. We had been sparring for an hour and I was exhausted. But I had asked him to train me harder, push me further, prepare me for the battle ahead.

"I am a healer, not a fighter," I panted, blocking his next strike. "I do not have decades of combat experience like you."

"Which is exactly why you need this training. In ten days, you are going into Montana wher
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