Chapter One Hundred and Six: A New Threat Surges

Celine "Oh, this is going to be hard," I muttered under my breath while I followed the instructions given by my new training instructor, Coach Stanley. "It's not. The beginning is often hard, but once you set your mind to it, and you're persistent and committed to it, you will get used to it." My body ached all over over the week I had started training. I was learning the basics, but it felt like I was being trained on the advanced levels. I should have been more committed to my fitness exercises. My body wouldn't feel so stiff as it did then. I could pull extreme hours at working on company–related stuff, but any other hobby barely lasted half an hour. I needed to do this. It hurt my pride that despite all my pep-talks, I still failed in that one thing that could have really not made me that damsel-in-distress I hated being regarded as. I was a passionate woman, full of pride and determination. I would build on my strength and ensure that the match against Mrs. Sherlock was