Chapter 0067

“A habit? Seriously?” I called after him. “Then maybe don’t force me to go out to a fancy restaurant with you and your family. I didn’t really have much of a choice in my attire.”

He didn’t reply, he got back into the backseat of the car, slamming the door shut behind him. led and marched to my front door. I reached into my bag to grab my set of keys. Unlocking the door, I pushed it open to peer into my dark house, sighing

I turned back to see that the car was still there; he never drove away until I was securely in the house. It was one of the things I appreciated about Gavin Landry; it made me think that maybe he did care.

As soon as I got inside, the car drove off and I let out the breath I hadn’t known I was holding. My entire body trembled, and I held his coat tightly around me, inhaling deeply.

It smelled just like him.

The next day.

“What are we going to practice today?” Matt asked as we made our way outside. We finished doing his homework and I promised him we would go outside for some extra training.

“I was thinking we could practice defense,” I answered. “I think you need to learn to better protect yourself in case of an emergency. A rogue attack could happen at any time.”

**Our warriors are the best; they would never let any rogues in our borders,” Matt said, his voice filled with pride.

“Maybe so, but

but

you can never be too careful Master Matthew,” I teased.

He smirked but he didn’t argue.

the moves almost flawlessly. I have to say, I was pretty impressed with his level of expertise. “Wow,” I said as he blocked

was one of the things my father taught me,” he explained with a

ice bucket I set out for our training session. I handed Matt a water and then grabbed one for myself.

“He’s

a

he could be around more

bottle, fiddling mindlessly with the cap.

he murmured. “But I get

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hand on his shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze.

sorry, Matt,” I told him

kept his eyes fixed on the water bottle and I could tell something was weighing on his mind. I wondered if it still had to do with his father, or if it was something else.

else wrong?” I asked.

a bit sheepish, and his cheeks

gotten in trouble at school today…

know?” I asked.

and looked

he found out,” Matt said in a hoarse whisper. “I can’t tell

if you don’t tell him, then what are you going

nodded and then he took a deep

could

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