"Try harder!" Xavier urged, his own hold tightening around Damien's neck.
"You're choking me!" Damien croaked out, trying his best to unwind Xavier's hands from his throat.
"You won't get anywhere by doing that," a voice announced, earning both their attention. Xavier let go of Damien, who fell to his knees, coughing. He frowned up at Kiara, who had just entered the training field.
"Oh yeah?" Damien rolled his eyes, catching his breath and standing up.
"Yeah," Kiara folded her arms across her chest. Her expression was blank, and distant. Damien had a similar look on his face.
It had been over a week since the restaurant incident, and when Damien had chosen to ignore her message, Kiara was offended. She was not used to men treating her like a play thing, giving her importance one
