NovelEnglishChapter 0361 I went to kick him but he swept my foot out from under me and I fell to the ground with a hard thud! Pain shot through my body as I stared up at him; he placed his foot on my stomach and applied a small amount of pressure, just enough to keep me pinned.
“Move my foot,” he ordered.
I grabbed his ankle and attempted to move him, but he was too strong and for some reason, my body felt a bit weak.
He smirked down at me as I struggled beneath him.
“You have a lot to learn,” he murmured, applying more pressure to
my stomach and making me gasp as | struggled to breathe.
He was insane; he was purposely trying to hurt me. I was sure of it now.
“Why are you doing this?” I asked, still trying and failing to get his foot off me.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtHe lowered himself toward me and I saw the grin that appeared on his face.
“To prove that you are weak,” he said in a low and threatening tone that sent a chill throughout my body.
Xander calling me weak was my last straw. [ was furious and I was beginning g to see red.
I growled through my teeth, feeling my wolf at the edge. She wanted to shift and tear him apart, but I wouldn't let
her.
I struggled again, and grabbed his ankle with even more force, trying everything I could to get him away from me. Just when I was about to scream out for him to get off me, the door of the arena swung open and he quickly took his foot off my body.
I took a greedy breath of air, realizing I hadn’t been breathing while his foot was on me. I was in a daze and my body hardly wanted to hold up my weight. I lay limp on the ground, attempting to catch my breath.
“Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to interrupt anything. I’ve been looking for Lila and _» Brody's voice trailed off as he spotted me on the ground.
“Goddess...” Brody said, rushing toward me. “Lila, are you okay?” I sat up, trying to wrap my head around what had just happened.
“Brody?” I said, fixing my eyes on his concerned face. “What are you doing here?” “T was looking all over for you. I've been wanting to talk to you about something... Rachel told me you were here. Why are you on the ground?” “I was training and then...” my voice trailed off as I met Xanders' eyes.
He squared his shoulders and turned away from me.
“your lessons are finished for today.
You are dismissed.” [ furrowed my brows at him but
Brody’s hands on my arm, helping me to my feet, averted my attention.
“Come on, I'll walk you back to your dorm,” Brody offered. I managed to give him a head nod as we turned toward the arena doors. But not before I stole another glance at Xander’s belongings.
“Whatever answers I seek, I knew were somewhere in his things. I was determined more than anything to find what he was hiding.
Brody kept his arm draped through mine until we got outside.
“Are you sure you're okay?” He asked, giving me a concerned frown.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmI nodded.
“I'm fine. I just fell,” I reassured him.
“I’ve been wanting to talk to you since you've returned. I’m just not exactly sure how...” Brody said, he had stopped walking, and I froze at the worry in his tone.
I frowned at him.
“You can talk to me about anything, Brody,” I said, giving him a kind smile.
“Whatever it is... you can tell me.” I placed a hand on his arm and met his eyes.
He opened his mouth to speak, but we were interrupted by Rachel who approached us suddenly.
“Lila! We were just coming to grab you,” she said with a bright smile.
I realized quickly she wasn’t alone;
Becca wasn’t far behind her and behind Becca was Rachel’s father.
What was he doing on campus right now?” “My father is back for a visit,” Rachel said kindly. “He wants to take us to dinner this evening! You in?”
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