Chapter 121

I looked at him with furrowed eyebrows, but Eros didn’t reply. went to the bag, pulled my hand back, and punched it.

But it didn’t move. “Try again”

This time, I put a bit more force and punched. Again, it didn’t.

“Keep going” he said.

The third time, I pulled my hand back, took a deep breath, and punched it with full force. This time it moved, barely.

“Empty your mind and focus just on the punching bag, nothing else. And hold your arms tight. Your throw should have as much strength as the punch itself.”

I nodded and did as instructed. A loud smack resounded through the gym.

“Could be better,” He murmured, and I grew irritated.

For the next few minutes, he kept asking me to try different things, and kept pointing out one flaw after another, saying how I needed to balance well, aim harder, kick faster, etc.

I was getting annoyed by now and I was also sweating. Not that he cared. I wiped the sweat off my forehead as he asked me to do sets of squats, stretching, some more awkward bending, followed by some kicks and punches.

He barely gave me a break to breathe or relax.

My hands and feet were burning and my body felt as if it was on fire.

Arthur had been so sweet, too patient, but this man just thought I was a machine. My gaze flicked to the watch, and I saw that it was almost two hours since I had stepped into the

gin.

My question had barely gotten out of

some brief of combat” I

an eyebrow. “Is

too close to me and murmured, “You were late today. So you have to

had been waiting

body gave a pleasant shudder

standing close to me, too

my nostrils, and it made me feel

show how much him being close affected me, and gulped before I found my

proud of the way my voice did

work on your stamina. And the fact that you worked out for almost

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Chapter 121

Helped! How?

up at him in confusion. Those blue sapphire eyes looked pools of honey as they caught the sunlight peeking

obvious in the way I stared at him, because he answered, “No ordinary human should be able to withstand such strenuous

“You think humans are too

said humans are weak. I just meant it would take a lot of time and effort to build stamina and endurance. That is why young girls and boys have to start training early. So that they have a

he’s been only pushing me to test my limits? To help

forgotten when he said he didn’t want weaklings in

attack me.” I stared at him,

he shrugged. “I know you are but do

that, but let out a

word “try and

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