Chapter 27. Betrayal

Eryn’s POV

Training is becoming repetitive. Atticus refuses to let me spar with anyone but him, and he still isn’t pulling his punches. The good news is that I am getting quicker and bleeding less.

Atticus lands a punch to my abdomen, and the breath is knocked out of me. I hold up my hand, signaling that I need a break. But Atticus continues to advance on me.

“Stop,” I yell out. “I tap.”

“You can’t give up every time it gets hard,” Atticus reminds me. “If this were a real battle, your opponent wouldn’t take pity on you because you can’t breathe. They would use this as an opportunity to attack you.”

“I know,” I mumble. “But we have been at it for hours. I am exhausted.”

“Did you think Warriors Academy was going to be easy?” Atticus yells at me.

“No,” I yell back. “But everyone else got to leave hours ago. Why am I still here?”

“Because you aren’t up to par,” Atticus says harshly.

“Bullshit,” I snap at him. “I am just as wel