Chapter 28
Three days into our combat training, I was feeling totally exhausted and wasn’t getting any better at it. I was still determined to learn, but had to face the fact that I wasn’t a fighter.
So that meant I’d have to try harder to get it right.
Xander had pushed me harder and the hits I’d taken when I’d failed to block his punches and kicks had hurt more than I’d let on. I was feeling like a walking bruise.
Daniel had some bruises as well, but nowhere near the amount that I did.
I could tell my injuries bothered him, especially when he wasn’t allowed to help me afterward.
I was grateful that our Talent — or the Lightning — had changed our bodies so that as each day passed, the blows hurt less and we actually healed faster. I wished it had’ve kicked in sooner.
We needed to s
