Awakened by Moni Boyce

Author:Moni Boyce
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: bwwm interracial romance, interracial paranormal romance, paranormal romance, black woman interracial romance, black woman white man romance, black woman white man, ROMANTIC FANTASY
Publisher: Love Snacks Publishing, LLC
Published: 2019-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18

Eli

What did Cora say to her?

He couldn’t help, but wonder what had Willow so lost in her thoughts when he left her at her room last night. Usually she was so talkative, so it was odd to have her at such a loss for words.

Sparring with Phaedra and Max early this morning worked up a sweat. Even though they were witches and had magic he believed that they should have combat skills, should the need ever arise when they could not use magic. He mopped his brow with a towel and flipped through a spell book waiting for Mathilda to arrive with Willow.

“Yeah, I spent yesterday with Morgana, mixing potions and learning new spells.” Mathilda was excited when she entered. It made him happy to see her smile, but when she didn’t mention her mother, it concerned him. Now that they were back at the coven, he needed to speak with his uncle and have him get involved.

“I hope you got something to eat this morning, Willow, because we have a long day ahead of us.” He stood from his stooped position and discarded the towel.

Her eyes started at his sneaker covered feet and traveled up his sweatpants to his wife beater. He couldn’t read her expression.

“So you do own a pair of sweatpants. I was beginning to wonder if you were born in dress pants.” She smirked.

He shook his head. “I hope you learn as quickly as your smart mouth comes up with witty things to say because we have a lot to cover.” The smirk he sported widened, when she lost a little of her bravado. “We’ll start with advanced combat training today. First staves and then knives, you need to master how to properly use that dagger.” While he spoke he picked up a staff and twirled it expertly with two hands.

Phaedra and Max entered the room wearing workout gear as he demonstrated some moves with the staff.

“Perfect. You’re just the person I wanted to help me.” He tossed a staff to Max who caught it with one hand.

“This is known as Bojutsu. Watch and then you‘ll practice before you choose either Mathilda or Phaedra for a sparring partner.”

Max stood in front of him. They bowed to one another and then both sprung into action. The wooden sticks flew through the air at blinding speed as they swung them at each another. The ‘thwack’ of wood smacking against wood reverberated around the room. Max was a great opponent. He moved with grace, effortlessly defending himself against Eli’s attack. After five minutes of sparring, they ended in a draw.

His hair was now slick with sweat. He pushed it back out of his face and approached Willow. “Okay, let’s go through the moves so you can understand how to hold it and swing it.”

For the next hour and a half they trained her in the basic movements. It impressed him that she picked up the maneuvers quicker than he thought she would. It was also obvious that she often let her frustration get the better of her.

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