Ethan opened the door and walked inside, holding his gym bag over his shoulder. "I'm sorry I'm late. Got caught up at uni."

I just nodded even though I was irritated. The least he could do at times like these was to leave a message. Was that a big thing to ask?

Ethan had already showed me a few basic defensive postures which I had got a hang of, pretty quickly. After being attacked in a dark alley and feeling helpless, I was a keen student and wanted to absorb everything he taught me.

Ethan rolled a large gym mat in the center of the floor where there weren't any...