Chapter Twenty-Two

“Pair up and start going through our normal exercises, we’ll start sparring later. Jane, you’re with me,” Xander said.

Billy whistled loudly as Jane made her way to the front where Xander stood. One look from him though had Billy’s mouth quiet as he faced off with Connor. Jenner stood with the other two trainers and Missy was paired with another girl she didn’t know.

“Alright, I’m going to show you the basics and then we can go from there.”

“Okay.”

Xander guided her through punches and kicks, showing her different stances and blocks, all of which she did perfectly. Jane had never felt so confident and strong and she kicked and punched harder than ever before.

“Who trained you?”

Jane smiled as Xander straightened up and took a sip from his own water bottle. “My dad used to train me, but I haven’t trained in two years.”

“Shit, you could have told me that. Now I look like an idiot teaching you basic stuff when you clearly know what you’re doing.”

“No, rehashing the basics are good.”

Xand