VALENTINA’S POV
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Two Weeks Later…
“Ares! Get up! We have to go and practice!” I grumbled, shaking him to wake him up. He groaned and peeked his eyes open. He pulled me back to him and I gasped.
“Let me hold you a little longer.” He mumbled in his raspy voice and I felt my insides churn. I pushed him and pulled my face out of his chest, even though I wanted to be dug in for a little longer.
“Ares! Come on! We can’t lag behind!” I screeched and he groaned.
“There is no one ahead of us.” He retorted and I gave him a look.
“We should be our motivation,” I answered, narrowing my eyes at him,
“Your motivation is killing me.” He remarked and I giggled. He had been helping me practice every day for the past two weeks and I’ve improved, remarkably.
“You’re getting better and you
