The day after the gossip started, training came harder.Darius didn’t say a word about what he’d heard, but Wayne could feel it. The air was heavy, and his stares were sharper than usual. The field stretched under the fading sun with dust swirling under their boots.Darius crossed his arms. “You’re late.”Wayne didn’t even flinch this time. “Had to wait till the rumors cleared out a bit. You know people are talking about how I bewitched you right?”Darius’s jaw tightened. “Ignore them.”“I Can’t,” Wayne said, half laughing. “You forget I don’t get to hide behind any rank.”“Then stop giving them something to talk about.”“Oh right,” Wayne muttered, “I’ll just stop existing then.”Darius’s tone dropped. “You done?”“Yeah,” Wayne said, rolling his shoulders. “Let’s get this over with.”They started.For every punch Wayne threw, Darius countered twice as fast. For every dodge, Darius was already there, reading him like a book he’d written himself.“Your stance,” Darius said, heaving. “Yo
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