Chapter 248

• After nearly igniting both the house and surrounding forest, Emiliano decided it was safer to take me to the nearby lake. A solid layer of ice stretched across its
• surface, forming an ideal, isolated training ground. He’d let me warm up and eat first, but he didn’t wait long to resume my training. I hadn’t bothered to change out of my damp shirt and sweatpants, bracing myself against the cold that, despite its discomfort,
• sharpened my senses and made me feel more alive than I had in months.