All Chapters of The Midnight Child: Chapter 21 - Chapter 25

I longed for a peaceful night’s sleep, time to relax and recharge for the crazy weekend. I hoped in vain knowing life had more than just sleep in store for me. It seemed as though I had just drifted to off when I was met with the blinding light that I was beginning to associate with Selene's presence. All I wanted was to return to Kent but again even in my sleep my life wasn’t mine to control.“Hey,” I said yawning as Selene approached me.Her smile was a little reproachful as she replied with a proper “Hello.”“So what’s the goal for tonight?”“You will learn to split your attention to protect yourself and others. Have you practiced at all?”I wasn’t sure why she was asking. Even her tone seemed to suggest that she knew I hadn’t. Still I explained mine and Richard’s intentions to set up time for practice in the training gym the following afternoon. Thinking of Richard, I tri

After training, my level of exhaustion had skyrocketed. I had spent my life in excellent physical shape but I was beginning to realize I wasn’t in top shape for magic. It would be some time before I would be able to fully control it.The only positive of training was that I finally got to see Kent. Knowing that I would be too strong for his other pack  members, Kent and I trained together. Having my energy drained from magic gave Kent an edge allowing him to take me down over and over. Normally I would have been upset, but having him overpower me was starting to make me feel something I’d never felt before. Every time he slammed my body to the ground, I felt a small twinge between my legs and my breath catch. I couldn’t keep from thinking of seeing Kent shirtless and imaging him in bed. I was sure it was just the mate bond pushing the images into my head but still it threw me off balance more and more allowing Kent the upper hand.After training was