#Chapter 103 Odette’s Library
Bastien
“Go!” Selene calls, taking up a defensive stance.
“I can’t.” I growl, “this isn’t right.”
We’re out in the garden, positioned on a wide swath of manicured lawn and standing about ten meters apart. Selene is dressed in workout garb and eyeing me with mild exasperation. Aiden and Donovan from the sidelines, wide grins on their faces even though nothing has happened yet.
“Attack me!” My mate insists, throwing her arms out in encouragement.
“Selene, I really don’t think–”
“Bastien you promised!” She reminds me. It hadn’t been easy for her to convince me to try and test her powers this way, and to be honest I still think it’s a bad idea. I know Axel and I would never intentionally hurt her, but accidents happen and even a fake attack can go wrong.
“This is dangerous.” I gripe, “what if it doesn’t work? What if I can’t pull back in time?”
