Veiled Guardian: A Borne of Angels Novel (The Awakening Book 1) by Leigha Wolffe

Author:Leigha Wolffe [Wolffe, Leigha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stoirm Publications
Published: 2020-02-15T06:00:00+00:00

15

Alex

“Damnit!” I grunted as I hit the ground hard. Again. We’d tried several different weapons so far: a staff, a spear, an axe, even a mace and a scythe. I was definitely doing the best with the twin daggers I was currently holding, but unfortunately, the best simply wasn’t great. At least not great enough. Ash kept winning and watching me like he was waiting for some miraculous break-through that just wasn’t coming.

Pounding both knife-clutching fists against the ground, I started to push up, but hearing the rustle of leather behind me, I rolled quickly left. Ash’s twin daggers slid effortlessly into the ground where I’d just been lying.

Before he could respond, I threw myself from the ground onto his back, wrapping my arms around his neck and crossing the daggers across his throat. Ash dropped and rolled, and I gasped as I was thrust onto my back. His full weight landed on top of me, and I wrapped my legs around his waist as he continued to roll. I didn’t relax my hold and kept the blades firmly against his throat as he finished his roll and landed back in a kneeling crouch.

“Give it up, Ash. If this was for real, I would’ve slit your throat before you rolled. I win!” I wasn’t in the best position, and I’d lost a bunch of times before then, but I was elated that I had in fact managed to get the upper hand, just once, even for a moment.

“About time,” he snarked with a grin, but his eyes were a bit duller than they had been at the start of the day. I could have been reading too much into it, but it looked like he was trying to hide his disappointment. I think he’d expected some miraculous explosion of skill and power that it was impossible to have naturally, thereby proving my divine heritage and destiny. Or maybe that was just me. Based on my performance so far, it was no wonder we were both disappointed.

I released Ash’s shoulders, sliding down from his back as he stood and landing lightly on the ground behind him.

“Okay, sword time. You ready?”

I cringed but nodded, heading toward the pile of weapons that was now in disarray. There was a definite draw pulling me toward the weapon, but something about it also made me strangely nervous. The combination of the butterflies I felt constantly in Ash’s presence and the nerves about the sword made me suddenly nauseous and dizzy and I turned, doubling over and bracing myself with my hands on my knees. I felt like I might wretch, but I took a few deep breaths to calm my mind, stomach and racing heart.

Ash was instantly behind me, placing awkward hands on my back and shoulder, and when the spell passed, he disappeared then reappeared next to me, holding an opened bottle of water out to me. Nodding to him as I stood, I rested my hand on my hip and took the bottle. A few sips of water helped to slow my breathing and calm my mind a bit.

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