Chapter 28

''God dammit Odetta! next time I strike,I won't hesitate to hit you hard"Victor shouted at the other side of the training field.

My back hurt,my feet,my thighs—screw it, my body hurt like hell. I was close to tears.

It's been a week since Casper took me out on a date and I started having physical trainings and sorcery with Dakota in the morning  and Victor during the afternoon.

I am hugging myself in a fetal position on the ground while Dakota just watches in silence and Sebastian screams at me.

"Odetta come on, you haven't had a solid, clean hit at me and you are just lying there helpless" he screams.

I blink back tears and stand up. Every move I made made me want to cry out but I bite my lips to stop myself.

"Come at me again and this time,come hard" I look at him before running at him. I throw a weak punch which he dodges and takes hold of my arm. He pins my arm behind me takes hold of my second arm when I try to hit him. He flings me to the other side of the field.

"Oh come on Odetta" he growls.

I start to sob "don't be a fucking baby. Come and hit me"

"I can't" I say slowly as I sob harder.

"You have to be able to knock me of my feet before I let you go"

Standing up straight hurt my muscles "please no more"

He just shakes his head at me. I sob as I lunge at him but I kick his knee which causes him to lose balance for a split second. As he straightens himself,I punch him which hurts my knuckles but I ignore the pain. I punch him again in the stomach and he doubles over, before I could hit him again,he grabs my hand. He bends my left hand at an important angle. I hear a sickening crack which causes me to cry out. I swing blindly with my other arm which manages to hit is eye and he let's go of me.

"Come dear" Dakota murmurs as she tries to pick me up.

"I'm sorry ody" victor says with pain laced in his voice.

"She needed it" Dakota says.

I cry and bury my face in Victor's chest as he carries me to Dakota's cabin. We arrive and he sets me down on her bed. She prepares a mixture and gets me to drink it then she has her special healing candle burn in the room.

"Will she heal?" Victor asks,I could hear his frustration.

"She will. Now go" she tells him.

He says something else but I don't hear because I'm falling asleep.

I don't know long I slept but I know I woke up to the sound of a very pissed off Casper.

"I don't know what you were thinking training her like that?" He says then signs "or what victor was doing either but I'm going to kill him"

"He offered to do it because if I had done it,she wouldn't heal as fast and every bone in her body will be broken"

"I'm tired of listening to your bullshit. Don't hurt her like this again" he hisses and I felt myself being picked up. I inhaled his scent and snuggled closer.

"I'm doing what I know is best"

I open my eyes and try to tell them to stop arguing but it comes as an incoherent jumble of words.

"Sh, sleep" he murmurs.

"At least next time be careful with her" I can feel him holding his anger in.

"He won't be careful with her if—when he finds her" she simply says and for a while victor doesn't say anything.

"He won't come near her and if he lays a finger on either her or Javier,I'll fucking kill him"

Dakota scoffs "you don't know where he is or when he'll come back"

"That's your job"

"I can't see some certain things"

"My head hurts" I manage to slur.

Casper pulls me closer "I'm leaving" he states and starts walking. I sleep off and wake up on my bed in my room.

"Shh" Casper immediately rushes to my side when I moan out in pain. "Are you okay?"

I finally open my eyes and his face is the first thing I see. I manage a nod at his question.

"Does your head and arm still hurt?"

I shake my head "no" my voice comes out hoarse and scratchy.

"You don't need to talk" he stands up and heads for the door "a very hot bath will help sooth your muscles and I already prepared the bath for you" he tells me and leave the room.

I lay in bed for a few minutes before moving my left arm around for a bit. It hurts and I wince in pain. It takes a while for me to stand up straight and this time it doesn't hurt.

As I make way to the bathroom,then, I carefully strip myself of my clothes and put my hair in a messy bun. I sit at the edge of the bath tub and dip my fingers into the water and it's the perfect temperature though leaning a bit more to the hot side.

"Fuck" I sigh as the water engulfed my body and the bubbles gather over my breast. I could already feel the hot water loosening my muscles.

I stayed in the water for some time while humming to myself then I heard the door leading to my room open and close and I tense up. Javier's scent fill my nostrils and I immediately relax.

"Javier is that you?" I call out.

"Oh there you are" I see his tiny head peek out from behind the door to the bathroom. He fully steps in when I smile at him.

"Sebastian and I went out today and got you an acai bowl from the best breakfast diners we could find since it's a favourite" he says sheepishly.

"You're way too cute. come here" I laugh and he comes. I kiss his cheek as he hands me the acai bowl his little hands are struggling to hold.

He sits on the edge of the bathtub looking at me.

"Daddy said that you were hurt"

I frown at his pained expression "but I'm okay now. See" I try to convince him by smiling wider and wiggling, doing a little dance in the bath tub. He doesn't seem convinced enough but he just purses his lips and nods.

"I could give you a massage" I throw my head back in laughter.

He pouts "I swear that I give the best massages. Ask dad" he wiggles his fingers.

"I believe you" I decide to give him the benefit of the doubt.

"Or I could go make you my awesome pb and jelly sandwich. That will make you feel better" he says as his face lights up like it's the best of ideas.

"Javier it's really—" I start to say but he's already out the door "—no problem"