Shadow Realms by Kelly Carrero

Author:Kelly Carrero [Carrero, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-12-31T22:00:00+00:00

18

Aching all over and gritting my teeth so as not to show anyone how badly I was struggling to keep up with the training demands, I made my way down the hall, away from the gym, with no goals other than washing off the sweat coating my skin and sleeping for the next five hours.

“Where are you going?” Lana asked. “The kitchen is this way.”

Wanting to cry, I stopped and let out a loud sigh. I was so close to getting away from her and hiding out in Finn’s room for the next month.

Slowly turning around, I wanted to slap the smile off her vibrant face. She’d done just as much training as I had, yet she barely looked as if she’d done a thing. “I think I might go take a shower first.”

Lana stalked toward me, a knowing look in her eyes. “I know you’re feeling it. I’m not stupid. But I also know you want everyone else—especially Max and Finn—to see you are hunter material. So as much as you want to fall down and throw yourself a pity party over your aching muscles, you put on a smile, come with me, and prepare yourself for the next round.”

No matter how much I wanted to turn around and never see the inside of the gym again, I knew she was right. Standing up straight, I faked a smile and hoped I was pulling off the appearance of being ready for another hour in the gym. “Show me the way.”

Lana bumped her shoulder against mine. “Thatta girl,” she said as Max exited the training room. “Are you coming?” she asked Max.

His nose turned up as his disapproving gaze swept over me. “I’ll pass.”

I could’ve kissed Lana right then for making me pull myself together—even if it were for show—because it was having the desired effect.

He swung his shirt over his shoulder and headed in the other direction.

It wasn’t until he was out of sight that I could finally breathe again.

“You got a thing for him, don’t you?” Lana teased as we made our way to the kitchen.

“If by thing you mean he scares the absolute shit out of me and I have to sleep with one eye open so I have a chance of someone hearing my screams and coming to save me before he guts me like a fish, then yeah, I totally have a thing for him.”

“You’ve really thought about it, haven’t you?”

I nodded. “After what he did in the hall… He scares the shit out of me.”

“Lucky you have me then.”

We entered the mess hall, and I was surprised to find it already bustling with people getting an early start to the day.

“You need protein after the workout—especially if you want to go for another round later this evening.”

“Whatever you say.”

Sitting at the table with her, I stared at the meal in front of me, regretting handing over my food choice to Lana. She may have been a kick-ass hunter I wanted to grow up to become, but she had seriously bad taste in food.

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