I broke away from him abruptly.
My heart hammered, my breathing uneven as my entire body trembled from the memory.
Silas gave me a sharp look, his eyebrows drawing together. "What?"
"I've got it," I said quickly, trying to steady myself. "I understand now.”
He stepped back and crossed his arms. "Then show me."
I got back into position, alone this time, without his hands on me, and ran through the movements. It still wasn't perfect, but it was better.
He gave me a look. "I'm not going to go easy on you."
"Good." I raised my hands back into position.
Then he came at me.
I managed to block a strike that would have caught me in the ribs. Ducked under a punch that would have split my lip. Weaved to the side as his fist cut through the air where my head had been a second before.
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