Chapter 133: Training

"Hit HARDER!" Aemun loudly exclaimed as I brought the sword down on his shoulder. "I don't want to hurt you!" I shouted back in annoyance.

"You're not going to hurt him, Elle. You might think he's made of sugar, but he's tough as steel, aren't you, Aemun?" Willa joked from the side. I stared at Luzo and Willa who both stood at the edge of our small training field next to Warrior. They both helped me as much as the patch of grass they were standing on whilst I was sweating my ass off in my fourth hour of training.

Ever since Adrian marked me, I was assigned to a brutal series of physical hell. Every morning started with a run around the castle before I was thrown in the training field with Aemun and other guards to improve my fighting skills. I was training outside, which just so happened to be on the side of the castle where Adrian had his bedroom window.

I hadn't seen Adrian since the marking. I had been cut off from all contact with every woman and was only allowed to train and st