Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

Chapter 48

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

patient teacher and I appreciated it

Now block! Block! Dip! Block!" he called out as one of the other guys

taking his job very seriously and I'm so close

smart and look for your opponent's weak spots. Does he favor one arm more than another? Does he step forward with his left foot before

don't have time to observe him well enough?"

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 get away.

I wanted to be brave, to prove I could do this but can I really? My father beat me and hurt me for years and I never

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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 than I expected and I couldn't help the tears few tears that fell from the corners of

up to me and rests his hands on my shoulder. "You can do this Miss

"I didn't exactly give him room to say

knows you can handle

and

counter Tony's unexpected

hand-to-hand combat. My muscles ached by the end of the day and I dropped onto my temporary bed

load, unload, and shoot over and over for four hours. I even learned a neat trick where I grab the

the only place to read the complete version of this book for

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is no way I would be able to pull that off but it

and I groaned and rolled over like a sack of potatoes to grab it from my nightstand. It's a video

That is the first thing

thanks." I deadpan and

rough then?" He

notice he is walking around and I can hear the other guys in the

I think I'm ready. What are you guys up to?" I ask as he enters the kitchen and he turns the camera to

enchilada recipe you always make. It's pretty obvious that we

hang of it well enough to have a few go-to recipes that the guys liked. These boys were for sure going to go back to eating take-out all the time. The thought of that

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

coming home?" Logan

be the last time I can cook for you for a while." My heart tightened and I tried hard to not let

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

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