Chapter 58

LEON'S POV I stood at at the edge of the training ground, my eyes fixed on Irene as she moved effortlessly among the recruits, giving instructions, correcting their form, and offering words of encouragement. She had this fire in her, this determination that only made me love her more. But lately, that fire had been directed entirely at her training. It had been days since we’d had sex toge, and that longing I felt for her was becoming unbearable. I leaned against a tree, watching as she smiled at Mark, one of the younger recruits. He seemed a bit too eager to seek her attention, and it didn’t go unnoticed by me. Every time he asked her a question, Irene would patiently answer, sometimes with a smile. That smile was what gnawed at me. It was innocent, I knew that—she was just doing her job—but seeing her smile like that at another man? That was something I couldn't easily brush off. Mark’s eyes lingered on her longer than they should, and a surge of jealousy coursed through me. I clench