Chapter 61
Grapple
MJ has to tell someone. It can’t be None, or she’ll put him in danger. Who can she trust? Even in the comfort of her dojo, she no longer feels safe.
Barefoot, MJ stands in a white Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu gi with a black belt. She prefers it over a Karate gi for the double reinforced knee padding.
She schedules her security briefings at her dojo to make them bearable. Each new security briefing lasts longer than the last. She’s thankful for the distraction from her worries.
MJ marks a start position on the mats with intersecting pieces of yellow tape. She practices karate katas in her dojo, while her adviser drones on. Katas are a sequence of choreographed moves, like the forms of Kung Fu.
The adviser covers the civil unrest and riots in Spain. The State Department rele
