Aurelia

My arms have been killing me for the past few hours yet Kane doesn't want to allow me to breathe.

“Kane please, we’ve been at this for hours! I’m exhausted.”

“You’re the one that wants to kill people, you gotta do what you gotta do.”

Kane has been teaching me how to fight. We’re presently fighting each other but he told me to focus on punches for now. He has a gym in his house but it’s a different type of gym. It almost looks like a room for learning how to kill people literally. It has archery equipment, arrows, guns— different types of guns and other stuff.

“Nope I can’t do this anymore.” I fall flat on the carpet floor.

“Here, drink this.” He hands me a water bottle.

“When’s Elena going to be here?” I start to gulp my water down.

“Soon, she texted that she’s already arrived. She’s just busy with security.”

“So why don’t you go pick her up?”

“She told me it’d be safer if she came alone.”

“How the hell is that safer-”

“Hey don’t look at me. It was her decision.” He raise