Chapter 33
Three weeks into training with Nadia, something changed. She couldn't put her finger on exactly what, but one morning she woke up and her body just knew what to do.
They were sparring when it happened. Nadia came at her with a combination she'd never seen before, but instead of freezing or trying to think through it, her body just reacted. Block, pivot, counter-strike. The practice knife found Nadia's ribs before either of them quite realized what had happened.
Nadia stepped back, actually looking surprised. "Do that again."
They reset. This time Nadia came harder, faster, no holding back. And she met her move for move, her body flowing through the forms like water. It was like something had unlocked in her brain, connections forming that hadn't been there before.
When they
