Kaiden I try to ignore the bruises on her body. When I told Andreas that she wanted to be able to defend herself, I did not expect him to train her as he trained me. The only time I can be alone with her is in this room, I lie next to her, she's facing the wall with her back turned to me. I guess we are back to this. “Andreas can be unrelenting, but he means well,” I say to her shoulders. “Mhm." Her sleepy hum is all the reply I get, I should turn away from her, let her have her moment. I guess she realises what I’ve come to know. If Callum hadn’t gotten into our world he’d still be alive. He was the closest thing she had to a brother and these people who have this bloodlust for Kyklos took him from her. Somehow I blame myself too. I should let her have a moment….But I can’t. I turn her reluctant body towards me, “Hey, if it’s too much… I can tell him to stop.” That's the last thing she wants, but I offer it anyway. "I’d tighten security around you, I’d—" “No,” she cuts me off
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