Chapter 26
Gallant chased her into the woods. She could hear the bushes crackling as he jumped over them right behind her.
She couldn’t outrun him. He had longer legs and better shoes.
So she took her stance. She turned and punched him.
He clearly wasn’t expecting it, because he leapt right into her fist.
After a moment of shock, he turned into a ball of fury. His arms sprang up for a reactionary punch and the other hand shot out to grab her.
She ducked.
But his punch never finished swinging.
Gallant struggled against Dante, who was holding back his punch.
“What are you doing?” asked Dante. “Why waste good energy on her when you could be fighting me instead?”
“Get off me!” Gallant shoved Dante back. “You only want her because I want her. You would have left her in the dirt if I h
