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Chapter Forty One

Author: Giftemmy
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I was stunned into silence; Lara spoke on.

"Meet me at noon. I stay on the fifth floor, in the last apartment to your right. I’ll be waiting.”

She rose and walked to the door. “One last thing.” She called. “I swear to the gods, I have no ulterior motives. And I am excited for this.” She said with a smile on her face.

She was good-looking; I could understand why Alexander picked her.

I watched as Aric gave instructions to the Trainees, teaching them how to deliver an unexpected strike against their opponent. They listened intently. He spotted me and waved; I waved back. The moment he was done with them, he walked to me.

“Want to spar?”

“Come on, aren’t you tired of losing?”

“I’ve only lost to you twice while sparring. Most of the time, it ends in a tie—or you cheat your way to victory.”

I do cheat sometimes, but you don’t expect your enemies to be honorable fighters; I was just training him to be a better warrior.

“I wanted to ask you a question.” I said, remembering why I came here
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