Going Back

"If I were you, I would keep my pretty mouth shut and try your best to hit me."

Gabi's chest raised and fell as she tried to catch her breath. "Can't — " They have been training for three hours. Aden wanted her to hit him. And for three hours she had been failing to hit him.

Not even once, she thought inwardly.

She knew she had gotten faster and stronger, but Aden is… different.

She couldn't help but wonder if the man was human.

Was it possible that he had nanos inside his body too?

"What? Is that all?"

"I need to sleep!" Gabi uttered.

"No, you don't. You can function without sleeping for forty-eight hours. The Nanos did that."

"…"

Again, she tried to punch him, then combined it without a kick and a roundhouse kick. It was useless.

"What about my training tomorrow?" she asked.

"Well… from now on… I will train you."

"I don't want to train with you."

"Too bad. I would love to train with you."