บท 194: Bonding

Elias couldn't agree more. Breaking up with Alyssa and just leaving her behind crushed him, but he knew that it hurt Alyssa more.

He would never forgive himself for how he went about breaking up with her, but he had been too weak to say a proper goodbye. He knew that it would've killed him. Now, he swore to never hurt her like that again.

"Or watching them get hurt and not being able to do anything about it," Elias added.

"That's why we're doing this. I want to protect the people around me," Melina said.

Elias nodded, giving Alyssa's hand a squeeze.

"I just hope this works. I don't really know how to go about training with you," Elias admitted.

"Well, we have to get to know each other first. Our strengths. Our weaknesses. I have to be strong where you're weak and vice versa," Melina replied. "It's more about strategy than anything."