Chapter 54: Training Grounds
ARIA POV
I hit the ground hard, pain shooting through my back. Again.
"Get up," Jaxon ordered, circling me like an animal. "An enemy won’t give you time to catch your breath."
I struggled to my feet, dirt and sweat covering my skin. We’d been training since sunrise, and my muscles screamed in anger.
"I’m trying," I growled, anger building inside me.
"Trying isn’t good enough," Jaxon snapped. "If this was a real fight, you’d be dead five times over."
My anger flared. Without thinking, I let my Moon Alpha power rush through me. Silver light flashed from my eyes as I lunged at Jaxon with supernatural speed, catching him off guard. In seconds, I had him pinned to the ground, my hand at his throat.
His eyes opened in surprise, then he grinned. "Now that’s more like it."
I backed away, shocked at my own anger. My hands shook slightly as the power faded.
"I don’t like feeling that way," I admitted quietly. "So... angry. Ready to hurt someone."
Jaxon sat up, his playful face turning serious. "That’s what fighting is, Aria. You can’t hold back against someone who wants to kill you."