Chapter 97

Zachary

He left.

I hoped for the day he would come back. When that time came, I would be ready for him. He wasn’t the only one analyzing his opponent, I had been doing the same thing silently.

I hurried back to Daphne. Her eyes were open now, but her knees were drawn up to her chest.

I knelt in front of her and took her hand in mine. “You are safe now,” I whispered. “He won’t come back again.”

“It’s a lie,” she muttered. “He said he is coming back. He won’t leave that easily. All my training was for nothing. I’m nothing but useless. I can’t even do anything properly.”

My heart broke seeing her judge herself so harshly. Her eyes weren’t filled with fear, but something else. I hated seeing her like this.

“You are not useless,” I said softly. “You still need more time to train, and you will become undefeatable.”

“I don’t even know the basics to protect myself,” she said, staring at me. “How could I protect myself in front of him? I