Chapter 35 - Training

Libby POV

“Again.” Reuben roars encouragingly as if I were one of his warriors.

“I need a break!” Every part of my body ached, I could already feel bruises forming under my clothing.

“You’ve had 18 years of break, you need to train.”

“I just need a break…” I seethe through gritted teeth, I wasn’t saying I wouldn’t continue, only that I needed a break.

“No, no break until I say so. Again!”

Reuben was being a dick and this wasn’t our first day of training together.

It’s not like I’m not trying, I was pushing my body to the maximum…as well as a certain someone gaining more and more power over me.

It had been 3 days since Ben, Beth and Anwir left, 3 days of intense training.

I ran 5 kilometres each morning before commencing hand-to-hand combat with Reuben. All this whilst under the watchful eye of Pierce.

He ran with me each morning which as my favourite part, just the two of us. Then my mood would sour when Reuben arrived into the garden with training equipment.

I wasn’t born to fig