Chapter 55

Willow landed on the cold hard ground of the basement with a thud after absorbing a punch to the face.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" Rick asked.

The basement was filled with gym equipment and weapons that the members of the organization used to kill vampires. Rick and Willow occupied a corner, where he taught her self-defense and how to attack and kill a vampire. The rest of the basement was filled with others training to fight too.

"Why don't you try harder?" she spat.

That's right, don't hit him back. You deserve to take a beating.

She immediately leaped up and attacked him with the sparring knife to his chest.

"And you're dead," she said, out of breath.

He looked at her taken aback, before a small smile played on his face. Willow lowered the knife and picked up the towel from the side bench to wipe the sweat off of her face.

"I expect you to attend today's meeting," he said.

She stopped her mov