Steam
Evangeline I stood up and wiped the sweat from my forehead, stopping the punching bag from swinging. Sebastian had to go to meetings early this morning and I had pent up anxiety, so here I found myself, at the training center, blowing off steam. I ignored the stares of some of the men in the gym and delivered a few more swift punches to the bag. "Hey, I see you're alone today. Do you need a partner?" I turned around to meet the friendly gaze of a girl a bit shorter than me. "I'm Amberly," she smiled and stuck out her hand. I shook it cautiously and looked around to see if someone was sneaking up on me. I wouldn't put it past that brute of a man, Bear. "Evangeline," I answered. "Don't worry, I won't bite. At least not that hard," she laughed. "Forgive my hesitation, but I have no
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