~ Marina's POV ~ "What are you doing? Step forward," Adolphus said to me as I hesitated to step out from where I had been standing. Conrad, being annoying as always, was already standing in the middle of the training ground, smirking deadly at me. Swallowing the thick lump of fear rising in my throat, I forced my legs to move, stepping into the center of the training ground. I glanced sideways and caught the eyes of Jaxon, Dylan, and Remo. They offered me small, encouraging smiles. I forced my lips to form a shaky replica of a smile back, but the moment my eyes locked onto Conrad's cold, hazel gaze, the facade shattered. The way he looked at me... he didn't just want to train. He wanted to break me. I forced myself to smile to prove to him that he doesn't scare me even when he scared me. "Start," Adolphus said, blowing the whistle. Before the sound could even fade, Conrad blurred. In the blink of an eye, he rushed towards me with pure rage, trying to rain heavy vengeful
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