Crystal's POV Everything about the training felt sharper, more aware, like my body was reacting before my mind could catch up.Kenneth didn’t hesitate, he moved first, fast and precise, forcing me to react instantly.I barely dodged his first strike, stepping back just in time as the air shifted from the force of it.My instincts kicking in quicker than usual, and instead of overthinking, I moved, twisting to the side and countering without pause, my hand aiming for his shoulder, but he blocked it easily, like he had already predicted it.“You’re thinking too much,” he said, his voice calm even as he moved again.“I’m not thinking at all,” I shot back, ducking under his next move and creating distance between us, my breathing steady but my focus narrowing.“Exactly.”I frowned slightly, not liking that answer, but I didn’t have time to argue, because he closed the gap again, faster this time, forcing me into defense, and I could feel it again, that pull between us, faint at first, th
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