Collision by Rachel Aukes

Author:Rachel Aukes [Aukes, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Waypoint Books LLC
Published: 2018-07-28T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“Do you yield?” Legian boomed.

“Never,” Sienna shoved out through clenched teeth while she knelt on her hands and knees, panting. The pain in her leg was agonizing. She’d always had some cellulite, but now she felt like a jellyfish. This session felt worse than her first one. She was weak and hurting. And the worst part? Legian knew it.

Her sparring partner held out a hand, his face tight. “Yield, Sienna. Please.”

She slapped his hand away.

Moving about as fast as a snail through peanut butter, she pulled herself up, trying not to favor her bad leg. It burned like acid with each movement. She grunted through the pain and somehow managed to get to her feet. Legian gave her space while she came to her full height across from him on the training mats.

She knew what she looked like. She’d been getting her ass handed to her all morning. She looked around the massive training room as she took the time to catch her breath. Padded sparring rings covered the floor, each a different color. Weapons of various shapes and sizes filled racks lined against the dark walls. A muted sound from the filtration system filled the air, like white noise, only less obtrusive. More like a gentle sigh.

Today, they used no weapons, instead working on fundamentals. Her leg couldn’t support her own weight, let alone any sharp moves. She wore a stiff brace, and even with it she could barely stand. Without it, she was crippled.

But she would do this. She had to do this. She motioned to Legian. “Again.”

He raised an eyebrow and stared at her. When he realized she was serious, he gave a proud smile… then he attacked. His arm shot out, and she dodged to the left. He kicked out a leg, and she jumped. She landed with a wince, but that wasn’t what pissed her off.

“You’re holding back,” she snarled when a blow rolled off her shoulder.

“You’re injured,” he said, matter-of-factly.

“Doesn’t matter. I could be injured during a battle and would still need to fight.”

He stepped back. “You sure about this?”

“Sure as your skin sparkles, Tinkerbell.”

He narrowed his eyes while he examined her for a moment before he shrugged and attacked. This time for real; she was flat on her back in under a second.

Sienna embraced the pain. Turning it into a war-scream, she twisted and grabbed Legian’s legs in a double-takedown maneuver. Except he didn’t go down. Just as she’d planned. She switched her pressure, pulling back rather than pushing. It knocked him off balance, and he fell toward her.

She twisted on the ground in time to keep him from toppling onto her, but he ducked his chin and rolled head-first to the side. He was on his feet and attacking before she was standing. Diving to the left, she narrowly missed his swing. He snapped around. She held her breath and leapt at him. He moved to the right like she expected, and she spun her good leg out the moment she hit the ground.

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