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I shut down any questions I was about to ask after that and instead keep the façade of just being curious. “They were dangerous?” I ask, trying to see if I can get some information about them.

He nods. “Very.”

I swallow hard, not having to fake my worry and panic. “What would happen if you or any Shadow came across one that managed to stay alive?”

“They would be killed instantly, along with those they involved in their dark powers,” he says, and my heart drops.

He chuckles at the look on my face and pats my arm. “Don’t worry though. I’m nearly positive they’re all extinct.”

I force a smile and thank him. He leaves without a backward glance while I stand there and wonder how I got myself into this fucked up situation.

One thing I’m sure of though, I can’t tell anyone here what happened to me. If I do, I’m dead.

CHAPTER 4

Istill don’t get my shower, and instead I’m forced to go to another class with a group of females. Though at least this one is outside and physical.

“Sena, come stand with us,” the blonde from the class calls out.

But I ignore her to head straight to the back of the group. She rolls her eyes at me and turns to the brunette beside her with an irritated look directed towards me. But I don’t know her. I’m not the Sena she may have known, and this Sena’s impression of her is that she is a little too judgmental for my liking.

I prefer to stick by myself anyway.

The thought only leaves my mind when the redhead walks over to me.

“You really don’t remember anything?” she asks, low enough that no one else can hear us.

I shake my head and glance at her, wondering where she’s going with this.

She tilts her head toward the two girls now starring daggers at us. “I’m Robin. I’d stay away from them if I were you. They’re nothing but trouble.”

I glance over at them and catch the calculating look in the blonde’s eyes. “You don’t have to tell me. I can spot that a mile away.” I turn to her. “Thanks for the heads up though. Anything else you think I should know?”

She looks at me for a moment, searching my face for something. She must find what she’s looking for because she nods her head and then tilts it to the spot across the long field where we stand.

There’s a tall, muscular male with short brown hair heading in our direction. And although he’s attractive, something about him just rubs me the wrong way.

“That’s Dane. Our instructor. He’s an absolute dick and will follow through with every threat he makes. He hates females for some reason and doesn’t hide it.” She sighs as he grows closer. “Keep your head down. Do everything he tells you. Within reason.”

She gives me a pointed look. “And get ready to hurt for the next couple of hours.”

Great…

The closer Instructor Dane gets, the more vicious he looks. As if the sight of us alone makes him angry.

The girls scramble around me and line up, keeping an arm’s distance between once another. Robin stays beside me and gives me a nod as if trying to reassure me, and something about it warms my cold little heart.

I glance ahead just as Dane steps in front of us.

“What the fuck are you all doing standing around? Get moving. Five laps. That’s if you can even make it,” he says with a snarl.

The front row gets moving with each row following behind. As Robin joins them, she quickly turns and rolls her eyes at me, making me smile.

I start running, pacing myself, and stay close to Robin, matching her speed. The first and second laps aren’t too bad. But by the third and fourth, I really start to feel it. By the fifth, I push this body and legs, promising them a rest if they hold out a little longer.

We stop beside Instructor Dane, but he doesn’t even look at us.

“One more,” he says and the girls all groan.

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