Kieran~I watched her walk away. Head high, shoulders stiff, legs quicker than ever.Even now after I’d humiliated her in front of everyone, she refused to back down and let it go. What was her obsession with learning to fight? What did she need it for? I’m there. I’ll protect her.Damn stubborn woman.The moment she was gone, I felt the air shift. A silence I hadn’t asked for settled around. “Back to training,” I snapped, my voice sharp. All of them had stopped training to watch. “Get to work! No slacking, no laziness. Train like your life depends on it.”Immediately the sounds of grunts and groans filled the space again. I sighed, feeling an headache coming. I felt her presence before she even spoke. Lena stopped next to me, arms wrapped against her chest. “That was too much.” I didn’t glance at her. Just kept my gaze fixed on the field as the warriors resumed their drills.“She needed to understand,” I said tightly.“There are better ways to teach someone than tossing them to th
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