Chapter 23

My hands were pinned behind my back and I was pressed up against a wall. Ben the solider had a good grip on me. I wiggled to try get free. That wasn’t working. I could feel Justen glaring. He was going to have to get used to this. Because I agreed with Vivian I needed to train with as many people as I could. Ben was getting a little handsy, but I knew it was all part of the game. I couldn’t let myself get distracted in combat. No matter what was happening to me or around me. I lifted my leg and kicked back as hard as I could.

“Fuck my knee” Ben wails unprepared for my shot.

He releases his hold on me. I was small, I wasn’t built for strength. I couldn’t rely on strength. I had to utilise my other skills. I had a limited window to work out what my opponents’ weaknesses were. Thankfully in most cases I could rely on anger to misguide my opponent. I was agile and I was using that and my size to my advantage. I slipped out from my position next to the wall. My main goal wasn’t to land hit