Chapter 12 Lessons Of The Mind

• Celeste sat cross-legged on the cool earth, her eyes locked onto Rafael’s as he circled her. She was exhausted. Not from the usual kind of training she had expected—no sparring, no running, no pushing her body past its limits. Instead, Rafael had spent the last few days forcing her to confront something far more difficult.
• Her own mind.
• “You’re too reactive,” Rafael said, his voice calm but firm. “You let your emotions dictate your actions.”