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.

hate that she needs to learn this stuff. I want to be able to protect her always but I

the dining room

dad. We don't know enough

has. We can't anticipate his next

me nervous." I added with a

it's never good when you don't know someone well enough to anticipate their

solution but not knowing what

we need to be smart. We don't want suspicion to

a dramatic sigh in reply but nodded in

Jayden...

herself. I had a lot more respect

did well," I said but I wasn't in

me. Even after going through intense training she still looked as beautiful as

complete version of this

not good enough." She said letting out a frustrated

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

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 let out a cute laugh and continued to run

smile had a way of making my heart flutter in such a clique way that made me so

heart was not supposed to be melted so easily for a girl. Emma was just too good for me, but I needed her. She was like an addiction, with just a small taste of her I couldn't help but keep wanting more. I had been fighting my 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 wouldn't give her for free. We would protect

her was like breathing and I had been suffocating for way too long. she straddled my lap and looked down

still at her words and she let out a soft laugh. "You really

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

idea just how dark I was. If I told her everything I had done I knew for a fact she would never be able to look at me

is so much you still don't know,"

rested her forehead against mine and

the work you do involves shakedowns, hits, and more." She said straight out

do you know all that?" I needed to know who had shared all this with our girl who didn't need to know all the crap