“Have you ever thrown a punch before?” Reyland asked, moving on in the conversation to prevent more awkwardness.
“A few times. Mark has been working with me on my skills, but he has been teaching me more self-defense skills,” I explained.
Reyland nodded. “You have a good mate there. He’s a good alpha, too. Why don’t you show me how you punch, and we’ll go from there. If people are targeting you, I want to make sure you know how to attack them. Self-defense is great and all, but sometimes the best defense.”
I nodded and got into my fighting stance. It felt a little weird to prepare to attack someone who wasn’t my enemy, but I knew this was good. I hadn’t had much practice with initiating an attack, but it would be good practice. I looked at Reyland, a little hesitant to swing at him. I d
