Chapter 214: End of the Night

Feeling my own emotions rise, I rested my forehead against hers, my voice icy as I spoke again.

"I know that you dislike this, Jahi, but it's my life. If you truly wish to treat me as your equal, like how you treat Anput and Leone, then this training that I came up with will happen."

Continuing to stare into her golden eyes, I watched as they slowly filled with mild anger and exasperation, her lips pulled into a sneer.

"My question was what. Is. This. Training? It wasn't what you thought, Kat."

Her voice was raspy, and her hard eyes continued to bore into my own as she waited.

Enunciating each word and ignoring my previous statement...

"The idea was to traverse the city at night, hiding from view and honing the skills needed to remain unseen. Alone, preferably..."

At that, she sneered, her voice a low growl as she whispered "Alone?"