Chapter 72

"You say you can block out pain, but those two strikes severed most of your nerves, yet you didn't even flinch. And now you still want me to believe you're a regenerative-class awakener?" Yasmin asked. A bead of cold sweat rolled down Hudson's forehead. He raised his hand slightly, revealing the wrist that Yasmin was still gripping tightly. "Could you let go of me first?" Only then did Yasmin realize she had been holding onto Hudson's wrist the entire time. She immediately released him and stepped back, though her icy gaze remained fixed on him. "First of all, Ms. Moore, I'm not part of the Fearless. I'm under no obligation to explain everything about myself to you. "Secondly, if we're discussing awakened abilities, isn't yours just as much of a mystery? How about we trade—I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours." That statement was as good as admitting that Hudson hadn't been entirely truthful in his records. He knew Yasmin had already picked up on this, so denying it further wo