Not A Small-Town Girl

Chapter 53

Maximus lost his spark in an instant. He had never beaten Elliot before. "Danielle, let’s forget about it," he said dejectedly.

At Shadow Fortress, their training regimen included hand-to-hand combat and shooting, and they often sparred with one another to hone their skills. Seeing the disappointment in Maximus’s eyes, Danielle figured there was no harm in a little practice session.

"Maximus, I don’t mind sparring with you," Danielle said without hesitation.

"Danielle, let’s not do this," Elliot protested. ’If she gets so much as a scratch under my watch, Mom and Dad would skin me alive, he thought.

"Elliot, do you not believe in me?" Danielle asked, her voice as calm as ever.

wound her pride if he said he didn’t trust her. But if he

brother, there was no way he could refuse her. "I trust you. But let’s take it easy,

circle around the sparring area on the training grounds. In the center stood Danielle and

onlookers doubted Danielle stood a chance. After all, Maximus was

win?" Justin asked,

say. Maximus’s combat skills are top-notch, but Danielle’s marksmanship is impressive." "Obviously,

with the majority placing their bets on Maximus.

She was known as the

heard the voices around her, but she paid no mind to them. To her, a sparring session was a test of skill, and giving her all was the highest honor she could show