It's been 5 days since Lucien started training me, 5 days of constant torture. 5 days of almost dying, 5 days of being thrown around like a rage doll. Every morning started the same way: the sun hitting my face, the ache in my muscles, and Lucien standing over me with that calm, demanding look in his eyes. My body was covered in bruises that turned from purple to a sickly yellow, a map of every time I had failed to block his strikes. I felt like I was breaking apart, piece by piece, and he was the one doing the breaking. I stood in the garden, my breath coming in unstable gasps. My shirt was damp with sweat, clinging to my back, and my hair was a tangled mess. I looked at Lucien, who looked like he hadn't even broken a sweat. He was standing a few feet away, watching me with a neutral expression that made me want to punch him so badly. "That was good. You have improved a bit," Lucien said, meaning nothing happened at all. I couldn't touch hi
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