Chapter 26
Matthew POV The transformation in Theo was nothing short of miraculous. It wasn't that he’d suddenly sprouted six inches or gained thirty pounds of muscle, but he had finally stopped fighting like a victim and started fighting like a tactician. He listened to every word I said about leverage and momentum. During the afternoon grappling drills, I watched him face off against a recruit twice his size. Instead of bracing for the impact, Theo stepped into the bigger boy’s center of gravity, caught his wrist, and used the opponent’s own forward weight to send him sprawling into the dirt. The hours we’d spent in the gym were paying off, too. His frame was still small, but the wiry strength he’d developed meant he could finally shoulder his rifle without his arms shaking. During target practic
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