Chapter Twelve

RPOV

Songs: Youth Knows No Pain by Lykke Li, Saint Claude by Christine and the Queens, Wasted Time by Best Coast

Over the next couple of days training continued on as planned, and as far as Belikov I did what any mature adult would do...I ignored him. I had Mason and Eddie rotate early afternoon sessions with him that were basically just running, lifting, and other stamina drills to keep him busy. I made sure to dedicate the majority of my focus on the other recruits and began mentally taking notes since the following week we would be sorting them into even more specialized groups to focus intensely on areas that needed work. So far, no one had the guts to bring up the sparring match but I kept good on my word and let the other men go back to their normal schedule.

Inevitably, I would find myself at a training session near Belikov, and our interactions—if any—usually ended brusquely. One of those aggravating instances happened when I caught sight of that enormous beast in the middle o