Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

Chapter 29

Leo... Present...

"again!" Emma growled out in frustration to Jayden as she pulled herself off the mat.

"Come on baby you need a break," Logan called out to her but she just waved him off. "No, I need to do this." She said instead.

Emma had been sparing with Jayden for over an hour and it was clear she was exhausted but she wouldn't stop. We tried to get her to just sit for a few minutes but she refused. She was strong for sure and picked up the moves Jayden showed her a lot quicker than most. They had moved past self-defense moves to full-on sparring in hand-to-hand fighting. She was a natural but she was losing energy and we all could see it.

She didn't want to be seen as the weak link in our group, but the boys and I had been training since we were young. This was new for her and she needed to build muscle and endurance to spare correctly for long periods.

"Enough Emma. You need a break." Jayden finally said when he pinned Emma to mat yet again. (*)

She squirmed beneath him trying to escape his hold but she was too Chapter 29

tired and too angry. Anger was never a good emotion to go into a fight with. When you attack in anger you tire out quickly giving your opponent an advantage.

"Emma you don't have anything to prove to us or anyone. This is simply to protect yourself if you need to." Jayden reminded her.

She stopped fighting him and I could see a silent conversation passing between them. Jayden was a hard guy to understand but Emma was not just anyone. She seemed to understand us better than anyone ever has. She offered each of us exactly what we need which shouldn't make sense but she was special that way. There weren't many girls who would be able to handle the emotional baggage of just one of us, but she was able to handle us all with ease.

I glanced to Logan and he nodded. Emma and Jayden needed some time alone so we stood and left the workout room.

"She is a lot better than J thought she would be," Logan admitted proudly when we walked into the kitchen.

"She is. It was always in her, she was just too afraid to use it." I said in agreement.

that she needs to learn this stuff. I want to be able to

the dining room

I'm worried about her dad. We don't know enough

can't anticipate

nervous." I

to anticipate their

like the easiest solution but not knowing what connections he had meant we wouldn't know what kind of

We

let out a dramatic sigh in reply but nodded in agreement.

Jayden...

I had a lot more respect for

did well," I said but I wasn't in any hurry to get

the mat and Emma was beneath me. Even after going through intense training she still looked as

only place to read the complete version of this

still not good enough." She said letting

just need to learn to channel it in the right way." Her eyes opened then and locked

she brought her hand up to my hair and started running her fingers through it. It was such an intimate gesture that I hadn't felt in so long and on instinct I wanted to pull away. Emma wasn't just anyone though so I let her do what she wanted. I lowered myself with crossed arms and rested myself on her hips. She

you, Jayden." Her smile had a way of making my heart flutter

attraction to her for years now and here she was giving herself over to me and not asking anything in return. At least nothing we

needing her to be wrapped around me. Holding her was like breathing and

went still at her words and she let out a soft laugh.

before. Most guys would find such a compliment degrading, but coming from my girl I knew it was the highest of compliments. My mother said I was handsome like my father but no one had called me beautiful before. Now that I'm older and I wear a cold no emotional expression almost all the time it was hard to imagine that anyone found my looks particularly appealing. They were probably too afraid to get a good look at me anyway. (7 Emma placed her hands on either side of my face and lowered her head to mine. "I know you don't like people to see what is going on inside you, but please don't

If I told her everything I had done I knew for a

is so much you still don't know," I

forehead against

work you do involves shakedowns, hits, and more." She said straight out and I can't deny how surprised

know who had shared all this with our girl who didn't need to