Chapter 53.

Silas POV.

I watch as Dahlia is slammed down into the snow again. This is not going well at all.

“Well, she doesn’t have Celeste now, or have you forgotten that?” Jekyll snaps at me. As I sigh, watching as the female Rai helps Dahlia to her feet. Her lip is split, and she has a black eye.

“How can I forget that? She knows this stuff. It is basic training. She has done this before. So why isn’t she doing it now?” I say, watching as Dahlia gets back into position, wiping her lip and spitting blood in the snow.

“Because she thinks it was all Celeste that made her stronger.” He tells me and I sigh as I move closer to them. Rai is in position ready to attack when I look at her before I stand in front of Dahlia. and she shifts her gaze from Rai to me.

“Widen your stance and plant your feet. Do you remember your training when you were a child? When you didn’t have Celeste?” I ask her because I am curious.

“Of course I do.” She says, licking the split in her lip. My eyes dart to her lips, the