Chapter 268

Delilah

“Again.” My voice cut through the courtyard, sharp and commanding. “Neither one of you is going to stop until we are done. We are going to need to keep going and you are going to need to stand stronger. Our enemies are not going to back out and we are going to need to show them who is in charge. You are going to need to be in charge.”

The three girls in front of me, Aria, Maeve, and Fallon, were panting, sweat slick on their brows, but they didn’t hesitate. They shifted their stance and came at me with everything they had. And they were more than ready to prove a point to me.

Good.

They were learning.

And that was exactly what I wanted.

Because they were not just learning how to fight, they were learning how to survive, how to stand strong, and how to be able to fight back. Even after this war is over. Even after all of this is over.

Aria’s punch was faster than before. I blocked it with my forearm, twisted, and used her own m