Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

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Emma... Present..

I barely slept after I told the guys what we needed to do tomorrow, but this was the only way to get this done. We needed to put on a show and break up. Not only that but I needed to be so broken down that Zane would give up whatever he was doing to come to my rescue. Which meant the guys had to bring back the side of them they had left behind when they claimed me as their girl

They would have to break me down to nothing so Zane will swoop in and save me. They didn't want to do it but it needed to look real. For now, though I needed to find Devaro and see how I could be sure that I would be ready in such a short time. ?)

When I came out of the shower I found a set of workout clothes outside the bathroom door. There was a note telling me to put it on and come downstairs pronto. I scowled but did as I was asked and quickly left my room. I could hear voices right away and I glanced down over the glass railing to find my four coaches sitting around Devaro as he gave them instructions. I

I smiled at the sight of them and practically skipped downstairs. They turned to look at me when they heard me approach and they smiled at me

"Hey, Miss Emma!" Tony said standing and offering me his seat

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"Hey, guys! What are doing here?" I ask taking a seat and glancing at them and then at Devaro. I?)

"We are short on time Emma, so they guys are here to give you a crash course on things you need to know," Devaro says crossing his arms across his large muscular chest. .*

I mimicked his actions and we had a silent stare-off

"T have a gym here where you can go and they will spend the day teaching you self-defense and weapon training. It will be more limited than I planned but something is better than nothing. Eat breakfast quick and get to it. I have other business to deal with." With that, he stood and left me with the guys

I smiled at them and felt a shot of determination rush through me. I was going to do this and when the time came I would show Zane Dalton exactly who he brought into his house. A wolf in sheep's clothing

"Let's do this," I say standing and popping my hands on my hips

**a

An hour into my self-defense training and I am sweating bullets. My muscles are already starting to ache and we were only just getting started

"Part your legs and keep your feet grounded. If you don't have a firm core then one small move will have you stumbling." Tony instructed

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me

appreciated it because I was

Now block! Block! Dip! Block!" he called out as one of the other guys uses the flat boxing mitts to

taking his job very seriously and

Does he favor one arm more than another? Does he step forward with

if I don't have time to observe him well

attack first and keep attacking until he is too weak or hurt to fight back. These men will want to kill you or capture you. If they succeed on the latter then you fight like hell to

prove I could do this but can I really? My father beat me and hurt me for years and

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you all the tools you need to be sure you are never a victim again. All you have to do is believe in yourself. Don't let doubt fog your mind. When the time comes, breath and remind yourself that you are a survivor. You have fought and come back from being close to death more than once. There is a reason for you to be here. So don't stop fighting. Fight to live. You understand me?" Tony's words hit me harder

up to me and rests his hands on my shoulder. "You

give him room to

"Exactly why he knows you can handle it. Now, back

up and my elbows tight and made sure

to counter

hand-to-hand combat. My muscles ached by the end of the

was confident in my shooting skills after having to load, unload, and shoot over and over for four hours. I even learned a neat trick where I grab the front of a gun and

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be able to pull that off but it was

to grab it from

look rough." That is

I deadpan and

was rough then?"

is walking around and I can hear the other

ready. What are you guys up to?" I ask as he enters the kitchen and

figure out this enchilada recipe you always make. It's pretty obvious that we suck at cooking." I see the mess on the

were for sure going to go

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the spoon. Drop it right now. I'm on my way." I say and they all look wide-eyed at

coming home?" Logan

cook for you

and if they saw that I was having doubts they would bring out all the stops to try and get me to stay. I needed to present a strong front and get through this as

going to talk to Devaro, and I'll be home soon." I send them an air kiss before hanging up and rushing out of the guest