Chapter 24. Lost in Thought

Zack

Why hasn’t Brayden come back yet? Is he still not healed?

It has been several days, and I thought he would return as soon as he was feeling better. However, he still isn’t here.

Did something else happen to him and he hasn’t let us know? Maybe he decided someone else would finish the project?

My stomach twists at the thought of having someone else to work with.

Pain suddenly shoots through my jaw and radiates across my face. I whip my eyes and my focus back to the warrior standing in front of me. He takes a few steps backward as he lowers his shoulders. “Sorry. You were distracted, and I went for it. Everyone always says to find the weakness in your opponent and pounce on it.”

He bites his lower lip as he lowers his head slightly. “You seemed to be daydreaming or something, so I took advantage of it like they have taught me.”

I raise an eyebrow as I open my mouth and move my jaw around. Even though I want to yell at him, he is telling t