My scream died the instant I realized I was in Cahl’s arms. He reassured me in a low voice that it was nothing but a bad dream and that it would pass.
Instinctively, I responded to his embrace. He had slept shirtless and the touch of his skin under my fingers electrified me.
“I want to get stronger, Cahl,” I murmured in a hoarse voice.
“Stronger?” he repeated, moving slightly away from me.
I nodded.
“Koran told me that you knew how to fight...” I started before his raised eyebrow annoyed me. “Yes, he mentioned the fact that you did lots of martial arts and I know he didn’t lie: I saw you trade blows with Erwan,” I reminded him.
“Do you want me to teach you Jeet Kune Do?”
“The what?”
“Jeet Kune Do, the Way of the Intercepting Fist.”
I nodded vigorously.
“If that can help me become
